West Branch

West Branch is a canal in Wayne County, Michigan. West Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet West Sumpter, as well as near Sumpter Township.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Belleville Airport.

Belleville Airport

Aerodrome

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Belleville Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located three miles southwest of Belleville, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. It is owned and operated by Kenney Farmer. Belleville Airport is situated 2½ miles northwest of West Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sumpter Township and Belleville.

Sumpter Township

Town

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Sumpter Township is a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,660 at the 2020 census. Sumpter Township is situated 2 miles southeast of West Branch.

Belleville

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Belleville is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Belleville is located roughly 29 miles southwest of downtown Detroit, and 18 miles southeast of Ann Arbor, and is entirely surrounded by Van Buren Township.

Rawsonville

Hamlet

Rawsonville is an unincorporated community on the boundary of Washtenaw County and Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Small parts of the historic community of Rawsonville lie under Belleville Lake, which is an artificial reservoir created in 1925 when the Eastern Michigan Edison Company built the French Landing Dam and Powerhouse along the Huron River. Rawsonville is situated 5 miles northwest of West Branch.

West Branch

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

42.15143° or 42° 9′ 5″ north

Longitude

-83.51438° or 83° 30′ 52″ west

Elevation

676 feet (206 metres)

Open location code

86JR5F2P+H6

GeoNames ID

5014415

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