Frenchman Creek

Frenchman Creek is a stream in Wayne County, Michigan. Frenchman Creek is situated nearby to the town Gibraltar, as well as near Grosse Ile Township.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grosse Ile Municipal Airport and Bois Blanc Island.

Grosse Ile Municipal Airport

Aerodrome

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Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is on Grosse Ile, in Wayne County, Michigan. It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile. The Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a local reliever airport facility.

Bois Blanc Island

Island

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Bois Blanc Island, commonly referred to as Boblo Island, is an island in the Detroit River on the Canadian side of the border and is part of Amherstburg, Ontario. Bois Blanc Island is situated 2 miles east of Frenchman Creek.

Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse

Historic building

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Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse is a historic building, which is situated 2½ miles east of Frenchman Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gibraltar and Grosse Ile Township.

Gibraltar

Town

Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Gibraltar is located roughly 22 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,997.

Grosse Ile Township

Town

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Grosse Ile Township is a civil township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Grosse Ile Township consists of multiple islands in the Detroit River, roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Grosse Ile Township is situated 2½ miles north of Frenchman Creek.

Amherstburg

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Amherstburg is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County. The small town is rich in history, with several important heritage sites linked to the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad.

Frenchman Creek

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

42.09143° or 42° 5′ 29″ north

Longitude

-83.16354° or 83° 9′ 49″ west

Elevation

571 feet (174 metres)

Open location code

86JR3RRP+HH

GeoNames ID

4993447

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