Grosse Ile
Grosse Ile is a residential area in Grosse Ile Township, Wayne County, Michigan and has about 11,400 residents. Grosse Ile is situated nearby to the town Trenton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Residential area
- Description: human settlement in Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Grosse Ile Colony”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grosse Ile High School and Grosse Ile Municipal Airport.
Grosse Ile High School
School
Grosse Ile High School is a public high school in Grosse Ile Township, Michigan, United States. It is part of the Grosse Ile Township Schools district. Grosse Ile High School is situated 1,400 feet north of Grosse Ile.
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. Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is situated 2 miles south of Grosse Ile.
Fort Malden
Park
Fort Malden, formally known as Fort Amherstburg, is a defence fortification located in Amherstburg, Ontario. It was built in 1795 by Great Britain in order to ensure the security of British North America against any potential threat of American invasion. Fort Malden is situated 2 miles southeast of Grosse Ile.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grosse Ile Township and Trenton.
Grosse Ile Township
Town
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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.
Trenton
Town
Trenton is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. At the 2010 census, the city population was 18,853. A Shawnee village was built in the area by war chief Blue Jacket after the 1795 Treaty of Greenville. Trenton is situated 2 miles northwest of Grosse Ile.
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.
Grosse Ile
Latitude
42.12938° or 42° 7′ 46″ northLongitude
-83.14494° or 83° 8′ 42″ westPopulation
11,400Elevation
597 feet (182 metres)Open location code
86JR4VH4+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1093027235OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
4994851Wikidata ID
Q33440203
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Grosse Ile” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grosse Ile”
- Dutch: “Grosse Ile”
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