Portage River

Portage River is in Washtenaw County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan. Portage River is situated nearby to the village Pinckney, as well as near the suburb Putnam Township.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Public Square Park and Pinckney High School.

Public Square Park

Park

Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.

Public Square Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Portage River.

Pinckney High School, or Pinckney Community High School is a high school located in Putnam Township, Michigan. The current high school building is at 10255 Dexter-Pinckney Road in Putnam Township. Pinckney High School is situated 2 miles east of Portage River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hell and Pinckney.

Hell

Photo: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hell is a town of 266 people in Livingston County, in Southeast Michigan, best known for… well, its name. Despite its small size — the "main drag" of Hell is all of three buildings — the community has become a popular tourist destination for its irreverent name alone.

Pinckney

Village

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Pinckney is a village in Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,415 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Putnam Township. Pinckney is situated 1½ miles northeast of Portage River.

Putnam Township

Suburb

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Putnam Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,890 at the 2020 census, down from 8,248 at the 2010 census. The village of Pinckney is located within the township. Putnam Township is situated 2 miles north of Portage River.

Portage River

Type: Body of water
Location: Washtenaw County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.43863° or 42° 26′ 19″ north

Longitude

-83.96977° or 83° 58′ 11″ west

Elevation

856 feet (261 metres)

Open location code

86JRC2QJ+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 52448363

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

5006280

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