Drayton Plains
Drayton Plains is an unincorporated community in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Waterford Township. As an unincorporated community, Drayton Plains has no legally defined area or population statistics of its own.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Drayton Plains, MI” and “Drayton Plains, Michigan”
- Postal code: 48330
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eagle Lake and Schoolhouse Lake.
Eagle Lake
Lake
Eagle Lake is a 56-acre lake in central Oakland County, Michigan. The lake has a maximum depth of 20 feet. It is located in Waterford Township. The lake is west of Dixie Highway, north of Walton Boulevard, and east of Sashabaw Road.
Schoolhouse Lake
Lake
Schoolhouse Lake is an all-sports 37-acre lake located in central Oakland County, on the east side of Waterford in Waterford Township. The lake is part of the Clinton River watershed.
Clam Lake
Lake
Clam Lake is a lake located in Waterford Township, Michigan. It lies north of Highland Rd, south of Hatchery Rd, west of Crescent Lake Rd. and east of Airport Rd. The 21-acre lake is spring fed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterford and Lake Angelus.
Waterford
Town
Photo: WaterfordTownshipMI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waterford Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Waterford is located roughly 30 miles northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 70,565.
Lake Angelus
Village
Photo: OmidGul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Angelus is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An affluent northern suburb of Detroit, Lake Angelus is located about 35 miles north of downtown Detroit. Lake Angelus is situated 3½ miles east of Drayton Plains.
Clarkston
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Clarkston is a small village in Oakland County in southeast Michigan, surrounded by Independence Township.
Drayton Plains
Latitude
42.6842° or 42° 41′ 3″ northLongitude
-83.37716° or 83° 22′ 38″ westElevation
974 feet (297 metres)United Nations Location Code
US DMIOpen location code
86JRMJMF+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 153842545OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4991167Wikidata ID
Q5306127
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Volapük—“Drayton Plains” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “德雷頓普萊恩斯”
- French: “Drayton Plains”
- Irish: “Drayton Plains”
- Persian: “درایتون پلینز، میشیگان”
- Persian: “درایتون پلینز”
- South Azerbaijani: “درایتون پلینز، میشیقان”
- Volapük: “Drayton Plains, MI”
- Volapük: “Drayton Plains, Michigan”
- Volapük: “Drayton Plains”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shell Park and Community Presbyterian Church.
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