Amherst Pointe
Amherst Pointe is a locality in Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario. Amherst Pointe is situated nearby to the locality Glen Eden, as well as near Bar Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Bois Blanc Island.
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse
Historic building
Photo: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse is a historic building, which is situated 3 km north of Amherst Pointe.
Bois Blanc Island
Island
Bois Blanc Island, commonly referred to as Boblo Island, is an island in the Detroit River on the Canadian side of the border and is part of Amherstburg, Ontario. Bois Blanc Island is situated 3½ km north of Amherst Pointe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherstburg and Gibraltar.
Amherstburg
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amherstburg is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County. The small town is rich in history, with several important heritage sites linked to the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad.
Gibraltar
Town
Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,997 at the 2020 census. Gibraltar is a southern city of Metro Detroit and is about 12 miles south of the city of Detroit. Gibraltar is situated 7 km northwest of Amherst Pointe.
Grosse Ile Township
Town
Photo: TimK MSI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grosse Ile Township is a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,777 at the 2020 census. The township encompasses several islands in the Detroit River, of which the largest is named as Grosse Ile. Grosse Ile Township is situated 9 km northwest of Amherst Pointe.
Amherst Pointe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
42.05825° or 42° 3′ 30″ northLongitude
-83.11351° or 83° 6′ 49″ westElevation
182 metres (597 feet)Open location code
86JR3V5P+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2161809203OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
5884488
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In Other Languages
“Amherst Pointe” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Амерст-Пойнт”
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Localities in the Area
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