Fox Island
Fox Island is a naturally formed island in the Detroit River, in southeast Michigan, United States. In the late 1800s, it was used by the Dunbar & Sullivan Company to store explosives used for engineering projects in the Detroit River's shipping channels.- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 590 feet (180 metres)
- Description: island in the Detroit River in Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grosse Ile Municipal Airport and Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard.
Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
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Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is on Grosse Ile, in Wayne County, Michigan.
Bois Blanc Island
Island
Bois Blanc Island, commonly referred to as Boblo… Bois Blanc Island is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fox Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherstburg and Grosse Ile Township.
Amherstburg
Amherstburg is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County.
Grosse Ile Township
Town
Grosse Ile Township is a civil township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Grosse Ile Township is situated 2 miles northwest of Fox Island.
Gibraltar
Town
Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Gibraltar is situated 2½ miles west of Fox Island.
Fox Island
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Latitude
42.10599° or 42° 6′ 22″ north
Longitude
-83.1414° or 83° 8′ 29″ west
Open location code
86JR4V45+9C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Korean—“Fox Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fox Island”
- Korean: “폭스 아일랜드”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Powder House Island and Elba Island.
Wayne County: Highlights
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