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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse
Historic building
Photo: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. The population was 4,997 at the 2020 census. Gibraltar is a southern city of Metro Detroit and is about 12 miles south of the city of Detroit.
Grosse Ile Township
Town
Photo: TimK MSI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grosse Ile Township is a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,777 at the 2020 census. The township encompasses several islands in the Detroit River, of which the largest is named as Grosse Ile. Grosse Ile Township is situated 3 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″ northLongitude
-83.16354° or 83° 9′ 49″ westElevation
571 feet (174 metres)Open location code
86JR3RRP+HHGeoNames ID
4993447
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