Oxbow
Oxbow is a hamlet in Allegan, Michigan. Oxbow is situated nearby to the hamlet Old Saugatuck, as well as near Singapore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Baldhead and Goshorn Lake.
Mount Baldhead
Peak
Mount Baldhead, also known as Mt. Baldy and Radar Hill, is a 250-foot sand dune located on a narrow strip of land between Lake Michigan and Kalamazoo River, directly across the river from downtown Saugatuck.
Goshorn Lake
Lake
Goshorn Lake is a small inland lake north of Saugatuck, Michigan, named after James Goshorn. It is separated by high sand dunes from the Lake Michigan shore and was once a meeting place for the Pottawatomi Native Americans. Goshorn Lake is situated 1½ miles northeast of Oxbow.
Dorr E. Felt Mansion
Building
The Felt Mansion is a house located at 66th Street and 138th Avenue, in Laketown Township, Michigan near Saugatuck, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Dorr E. Felt Mansion is situated 2 miles north of Oxbow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Singapore and Saugatuck.
Singapore
Hamlet
Singapore is a ghost town in Michigan, United States. It was a casualty of erosion after the surrounding woods were deforested—exacerbated by the need for lumber to rebuild several Midwestern cities and towns ravaged by fires in 1871.
Saugatuck
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saugatuck and Douglas are small adjacent resort towns in West Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan, and at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. They are mostly a summer resort area popular with locals and Chicago residents, and have a lively arts scene and many out of the ordinary shops and restaurants.
Douglas
Village
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Douglas is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,378 at the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by Saugatuck Township and the city of Saugatuck is adjacent on the north. Douglas is situated 1½ miles south of Oxbow.
Oxbow
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Allegan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.6671° or 42° 40′ 2″ northLongitude
-86.20428° or 86° 12′ 15″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
86JMMQ8W+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 153680322OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5004801
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