Thornton Creek

Thornton Creek is a stream in Oakland County, Michigan. Thornton Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Grand View Acres, as well as near Northville Township.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Meadowbrook Country Club and Novi High School.

Meadowbrook Country Club

Golf course

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Meadowbrook Country Club is a country club in Northville Township, Wayne County, near Northville, Michigan. The idea for Meadowbrook Country Club, a private golf and social club, came about in 1916 when 23 Northville businessmen purchased 125 acres of the Fred C.

Novi High School

School

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Novi High School is a public high school in Novi, Michigan, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. It is operated by Novi Community School District and was awarded Blue Ribbon School status in 1986–87 and 1999–00. Novi High School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Thornton Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northville and Novi.

Northville

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Northville is a city in Wayne and Oakland counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Northville is located roughly 27 miles northwest of Detroit, and 17 miles northeast of Ann Arbor.

Novi

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Novi is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northwestern suburb of Detroit, Novi is located roughly 25 miles northwest of downtown Detroit.

Northville Township

Town

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Northville Township is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Northville Township is located roughly 27 miles northwest of downtown Detroit, and 20 miles northeast of Ann Arbor. Northville Township is situated 2½ miles southwest of Thornton Creek.

Thornton Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Oakland County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.44559° or 42° 26′ 44″ north

Longitude

-83.46716° or 83° 28′ 2″ west

Elevation

823 feet (251 metres)

Open location code

86JRCGWM+64

GeoNames ID

5012158

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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