Grassy Island

Grassy Island is a small, uninhabited 72-acre American island in the Detroit River. It is located just north of Grosse Ile and west of Fighting Island, about 600 feet west of the Canada–United States border.

Places of Interest

Highlights include John D. Dingell Park and Council Point Park.

John D. Dingell Park

Park

John D. Dingell Park is located in Ecorse, Michigan along the Detroit River. Known best for its annual Fourth of July fireworks and water festival, Dingell Park also honors local residents who gave their lives in World War II.

Council Point Park

Park

Council Point Park is a city-owned park in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located along the Ecorse River within the city of Lincoln Park. Council Point Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Grassy Island.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

Church

Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is located at 976 Pope John Paul II Ave. in the Detroit suburb of Wyandotte, Michigan. Following a parish merger on August 1, 2013, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church serves the Roman Catholic Polish Personal Parish of Our Lady of the Scapular. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Grassy Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ecorse and Wyandotte.

Ecorse

Town

Photo: Notorious4life, CC0.

Ecorse is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring, Downriver suburb of Detroit, Ecorse is located roughly 9 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Ecorse is situated 1½ miles north of Grassy Island.

Wyandotte

Town

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Wyandotte is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Wyandotte is located roughly 14 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,058. Wyandotte is situated 2 miles southwest of Grassy Island.

Lincoln Park

Town

Lincoln Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Lincoln Park is located roughly 11 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Lincoln Park is situated 3 miles northwest of Grassy Island.

Grassy Island

Type: Islet
Description: island on the Detroit River
Categories: river island, locality, and landform
Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.22331° or 42° 13′ 24″ north

Longitude

-83.1353° or 83° 8′ 7″ west

Elevation

574 feet (175 metres)

Open location code

86JR6VF7+8V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4894395

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4994542

Wikidata ID

Q998289

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Grassy Island” goes by many names.

Arabic: “جزيرة غراسي”
Cebuano: “Grassy Island”
Dutch: “Grassy Island”
French: “Grassy Island”
German: “Grassy Island”
Japanese: “グラッシーアイランド島”
Japanese: “グラッシー島”
Spanish: “Isla Grassy”

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Localities in the Area

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