Oakwood Heights
Oakwood Heights is a neighborhood in City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Oakwood Heights is situated nearby to the hamlet Delray Junction, as well as near the town River Rouge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fordson Island and Detroit salt mine.
Fordson Island
Island
Fordson Island is an 8.4-acre artificial island in the River Rouge, in southeast Michigan. It was created by the Ford Motor Company in 1918, while dredging the River Rouge, and the land was donated to Springwells Township by Henry Ford.
Detroit salt mine
The Detroit salt mine is a salt mine located 1,100 ft below Detroit, Michigan. The mine opened in 1910 and covers 1,500 acres underground. In the beginning, the leather and food industries were the primary customers.Patton Park
Park
Patton Park is a 93-acre park located on the southwest side of Detroit, Michigan. The park, named for the World War II US military leader General George S. Patton Park is situated 1½ miles north of Oakwood Heights.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include River Rouge and Melvindale.
River Rouge
Town
Photo: Notorious4life, Public domain.
River Rouge is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,224 at the 2020 census. The city is named after the River Rouge, which flows along the city's northern border and into the Detroit River.
Melvindale
Photo: Rmhermen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melvindale is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city population was 12,851.
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 1½ miles east of Oakwood Heights.
Oakwood Heights
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.2898° or 42° 17′ 23″ northLongitude
-83.14796° or 83° 8′ 53″ westOpen location code
86JR7VQ2+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 6907875442OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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