Glen Eden

Glen Eden is a locality in Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario. Glen Eden is situated nearby to the locality Amherst Pointe, 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 Glen Eden.

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 3 km north of Glen Eden.

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 Glen Eden.

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 8 km northwest of Glen Eden.

Glen Eden

Type: Locality
Location: Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

42.06251° or 42° 3′ 45″ north

Longitude

-83.11353° or 83° 6′ 49″ west

Elevation

180 metres (591 feet)

Open location code

86JR3V7P+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2160400041

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

5961922

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