Swan Island

Swan Island is an 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 581 ft in 1980.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grosse Ile Municipal Airport and Elizabeth Park.

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.

Elizabeth Park

Park

Elizabeth Park is a county-owned public park in southeast Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located in the city of Trenton along West Jefferson Avenue and the Detroit River just north of the Wayne County Bridge leading to Grosse Ile. Elizabeth Park is situated 2½ miles north of Swan Island.

Trenton Channel Power Plant

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The Trenton Channel Power Plant, also known as the Trenton Stacks, was a coal-burning power station located in Trenton, Michigan. Completed in 1924, it is owned by Detroit Edison, a subsidiary of DTE Energy. Trenton Channel Power Plant is situated 2 miles north of Swan Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gibraltar and Grosse Ile Township.

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.

Grosse Ile Township

Town

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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. Grosse Ile Township is situated 2 miles north of Swan Island.

Trenton

Town

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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 north of Swan Island.

Swan Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in the Detroit River in Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Categories: river island, island, locality, and landform
Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.09915° or 42° 5′ 57″ north

Longitude

-83.17422° or 83° 10′ 27″ west

Elevation

581 feet (177 metres)

Open location code

86JR3RXG+M8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 42509461

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5011689

Wikidata ID

Q106570573

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In Other Languages

“Swan Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Swan Island”

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