French Creek
French Creek is a stream in Lorain County, Ohio. French Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood South Lorain, as well as near the hamlet Vincent.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brookside High School and Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge.
Brookside High School
School
Brookside High School is a public high school located at 1662 Harris Road in Sheffield, Ohio, 22 miles west of Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City School District.
Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge that carries Ohio State Route 611 over the Black River in Lorain, Ohio. The High-Level Bridge was proposed in 1937 as a bypass to the notoriously congested Erie Avenue swing bridge. Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge is situated 2½ miles west of French Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheffield Lake and Lorain.
Sheffield Lake
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Sheffield Lake is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,957 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
Lorain
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Lorain is a city of 64,000 people 30 miles west of Cleveland in Northeast Ohio. A former industrial center for shipbuilding, auto manufacturing, and steel, like other Rust Belt cities, the city faces population decline and urban decay.
Avon
Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0.
Avon is a suburb of Cleveland with about 24,000 people. There's not a lot to draw visitors, but those with a sense of whimsy may want to come in late June for the Avon Heritage Duck Tape Festival, which celebrates duct tape and is sponsored by Duck brand duct tape.
French Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lorain County, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.4581° or 41° 27′ 29″ northLongitude
-82.11348° or 82° 6′ 49″ westElevation
571 feet (174 metres)Open location code
86HVFV5P+6JGeoNames ID
5155221
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