Whipple Lake

Whipple Lake is a lake in Oakland County, Michigan. Whipple Lake is situated nearby to the locality Walters, as well as near Charter Township of Independence.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pine Knob Music Theatre and Walters Lake.

Pine Knob Music Theatre

Theater building

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Pine Knob Music Theatre is an outdoor amphitheater located in Independence Township, Michigan, approximately 40 miles northwest of Detroit. Built by the Nederlander Organization in the early 1970s, it is known as "Pine Knob Music Theatre" due to its proximity to the nearby Pine Knob ski area and golf course. Pine Knob Music Theatre is situated 2½ miles south of Whipple Lake.

Walters Lake

Lake

Walters Lake is a 77-acre, 21-foot deep lake. The lake lies within Independence Township in Oakland County, Michigan. Walters Lake is north and east of Clarkston Road, and north of Clintonville Road. Walters Lake connects upstream with Heather Lake. Walters Lake is situated 2 miles southeast of Whipple Lake.

Everest Collegiate High School and Academy

School

Everest Collegiate High School and Academy is a private, Roman Catholic PK-12 college-preparatory school offering co-ed education for pre-school through grade 2, and gender-specific education for grades 3 to high school on a 90-acre campus, in Independence Township, Michigan, United States, near Clarkston. Everest Collegiate High School and Academy is situated 2 miles south of Whipple Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charter Township of Independence and Clarkston.

Charter Township of Independence

Town

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Independence Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 36,686 at the 2020 census. Independence Township was first organized in 1834. Charter Township of Independence is situated 2½ miles south of Whipple Lake.

Clarkston

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Clarkston is a small village in Oakland County in southeast Michigan, surrounded by Independence Township.

Ortonville

Village

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Ortonville is a village in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is within Brandon Township, although some development near the village lies within adjacent Oakland County, Groveland township and Lapeer County, Hadley township. Ortonville is situated 6 miles northwest of Whipple Lake.

Whipple Lake

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

42.7792° or 42° 46′ 45″ north

Longitude

-83.37772° or 83° 22′ 40″ west

Elevation

1,037 feet (316 metres)

Open location code

86JRQJHC+MW

GeoNames ID

5014783

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