Stony Island
Stony Island is an island in the Detroit River, in southeast Michigan. It has been used for hunting and fishing as long as humans have inhabited the region; from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, it was the site of a small settlement and served…Places of Interest
Highlights include Grosse Ile Municipal Airport and Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard.
Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard
Historic site
Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard was a Provincial Marine and then a Royal Navy yard from 1796 to 1813 located at Fort Amherstburg, Upper Canada, situated on the Detroit River. Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard is situated 1½ miles southeast of Stony Island.
Amherstburg Freedom Museum
Museum
Amherstburg Freedom Museum, previously known as the North American Black Historical Museum, is located in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. It is a community-based, non-profit museum that tells the story of African-Canadians' history and contributions. Amherstburg Freedom Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Stony Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grosse Ile Township and Amherstburg.
Grosse Ile Township
Town
Grosse Ile Township is a civil township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Grosse Ile Township consists of multiple islands in the Detroit River, roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit.
Amherstburg
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.Trenton
Town
Trenton is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Trenton is located roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Trenton is situated 3 miles northwest of Stony Island.
Stony Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Detroit River in Wayne County, Michigan, United States
- Categories: island, river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.12097° or 42° 7′ 16″ north
Longitude
-83.13092° or 83° 7′ 51″ west
Elevation
577 feet (176 metres)
Open location code
86JR4VC9+9J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Stony Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stony Island”
- German: “Stony Island (Wayne County)”
- German: “Stony Island”
- Korean: “스토니 아일랜드”
- Uzbek: “Toshli orol (Michigan)”
- Uzbek: “Toshli orol”
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