Briggs Lake Creek

Briggs Lake Creek is a stream in Lenawee County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan. Briggs Lake Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Cambridge Junction, as well as near the neighborhood The Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Michigan International Speedway and Cambridge Junction Historic State Park.

Michigan International Speedway

Sports venue

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Michigan International Speedway is a 2.000 mi D-shaped oval superspeedway in Cambridge Township, Michigan, just south of the village of Brooklyn. It has hosted various major auto racing series throughout its existence, including NASCAR, CART, and IndyCar races.

Cambridge Junction Historic State Park

Park

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Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is a historical preservation area 3 miles south of Brooklyn in Cambridge Township, Michigan, that includes Walker Tavern, a major stopping place for stagecoaches traveling between Detroit and Chicago in the early nineteenth century.

Shamrock Field

Aerodrome

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Brooklyn Airport, also known as Shamrock Field, is a privately owned, public-use airport located in Brooklyn, Michigan, United States. It sits at an elevation of 987 feet. Shamrock Field is situated 2 miles north of Briggs Lake Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brooklyn and Cement City.

Brooklyn

Village

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Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,313 at the 2020 census. It is located in the Irish Hills region of southern Michigan, just north of U.S. Route 12 along M-50. Brooklyn is situated 2½ miles north of Briggs Lake Creek.

Cement City

Village

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Cement City is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within Woodstock Township in Lenawee County, with a small northern portion within Columbia Township in Jackson County. The population was 424 at the 2020 census. Cement City is situated 4½ miles west of Briggs Lake Creek.

Onsted

Village

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Onsted is a village within Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village had a population of 988 at the 2020 census. Located within the Irish Hills region, the village is part of Cambridge Township. Onsted is situated 5 miles southeast of Briggs Lake Creek.

Briggs Lake Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Lenawee County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.06865° or 42° 4′ 7″ north

Longitude

-84.24078° or 84° 14′ 27″ west

Elevation

991 feet (302 metres)

Open location code

86JQ3Q95+FM

GeoNames ID

4986985

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Localities in the Area

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