Sturgeon Bar
Sturgeon Bar is a small island in the Detroit River. It is in Wayne County, in southeast Michigan. Its coordinates are, and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 571 ft in 1980.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Detroit River in Wayne County, Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “Sturgeon Bar Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carlson High School.
Carlson High School
School
Oscar A. Carlson High School in Gibraltar, Michigan, United States, is located near mouth of the Detroit River at Lake Erie. It is a member of the Gibraltar School District, serving the five municipalities of Gibraltar, Flat Rock, Woodhaven, Rockwood, and Brownstown Township. Carlson High School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sturgeon Bar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gibraltar and Rockwood.
Gibraltar
Town
Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Gibraltar is located roughly 22 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,997. Gibraltar is situated 2 miles north of Sturgeon Bar.
Rockwood
Town
Rockwood is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Rockwood is located roughly 23 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, Rockwood had a population of 3,240. Rockwood is situated 3 miles west of Sturgeon Bar.
South Rockwood
Village
South Rockwood is a village in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,587 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Berlin Charter Township. South Rockwood is situated 3½ miles west of Sturgeon Bar.
Sturgeon Bar
- Categories: river island, island, nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.06869° or 42° 4′ 7″ north
Longitude
-83.1887° or 83° 11′ 19″ west
Elevation
574 feet (175 metres)
Open location code
86JR3R96+FG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sturgeon Bar” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sturgeon Bar”
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