Turning Basin

Turning Basin is a dock in Monroe County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan. Turning Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Bolles Harbor, as well as near the village Detroit Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Foleys Island and River Raisin National Battlefield Park.

Foleys Island

Islet

Foleys Island is an island in Plum Creek, near Lake Erie. It is in Monroe County, Michigan. Its coordinates are, and the United States Geological Survey gives its elevation as 577 ft.

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

Park

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The River Raisin National Battlefield Park preserves the location of the January 1813 Battle of Frenchtown in southeastern Michigan, and is the only national battlefield park marking a site of the War of 1812.

Kauslers Island

Islet

Kauslers Island is an island in Plum Creek, near Lake Erie. It is in Monroe County, Michigan. Its coordinates are, and the United States Geological Survey gives its elevation as 581 ft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monroe and Detroit Beach.

Monroe

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Monroe is the largest city in Monroe County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 20,462 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but the two are administered autonomously.

Detroit Beach

Village

Detroit Beach is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,957 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 2,771 in 2024. Detroit Beach is situated 2½ miles northeast of Turning Basin.

South Monroe

Village

South Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,468 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Monroe Charter Township. South Monroe is situated 3 miles west of Turning Basin.

Turning Basin

Type: Dock
Category: transportation
Location: Monroe County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.90005° or 41° 54′ 0″ north

Longitude

-83.35993° or 83° 21′ 36″ west

Elevation

571 feet (174 metres)

Open location code

86HRWJ2R+22

OpenStreetMap ID

node 353981830

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dock

GeoNames ID

5012726

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