Yawkey

Yawkey is a locality in Windsor, Essex County, Ontario. Yawkey is situated nearby to the locality Brighton Beach, as well as near Ojibway.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mic Mac Park and Brighton Beach Generating Station.

Mic Mac Park

Park

Mic Mac Park is a park in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, in the west end area of the city located on Prince Road. It is perhaps the largest park complex in Windsor, and it contained two water slides, soccer fields, four baseball diamonds, a swimming pool, tennis courts and more.

Brighton Beach Generating Station

Power station

Photo: Atura Power, CC BY 4.0.

Brighton Beach Generating Station is a natural gas fired combined cycle fossil fuel power station in the Brighton Beach neighbourhood of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, owned by the Atura Power subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation.

Gordie Howe International Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Detroit River. The international crossing connects Detroit, Michigan, United States with Windsor, Ontario, Canada by linking Interstate 75 in Michigan with Highway 401 in Ontario.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include LaSalle and Delray.

LaSalle

Town

Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.

LaSalle is a town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. It is a bedroom community of the City of Windsor, part of the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area, and located south of that city. LaSalle is situated 3½ km southeast of Yawkey.

Delray

Neighborhood

Photo: Notorious4life, Public domain.

Delray is a neighborhood in southwest Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its area extends south to the River Rouge, east to the Detroit River, west to Fort Street, and north to Clark Street. Delray is situated 4 km northwest of Yawkey.

River Rouge

Town

Photo: Notorious4life, Public domain.

River Rouge is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring, Downriver suburb of Detroit, River Rouge is located roughly 7 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. River Rouge is situated 4½ km west of Yawkey.

Yawkey

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

42.27181° or 42° 16′ 19″ north

Longitude

-83.07939° or 83° 4′ 46″ west

Elevation

178 metres (584 feet)

Open location code

86JR7WCC+P6

GeoNames ID

6185269

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