Gibraltar Bay Nature Area
Gibraltar Bay Nature Area is a nature reserve in Wayne County, Michigan. Gibraltar Bay Nature Area is situated nearby to Grosse Ile Township, as well as near the hamlet Cherry Island.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grosse Ile Municipal Airport and Bois Blanc Island.
Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is on Grosse Ile, in Wayne County, Michigan. It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile. The Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a local reliever airport facility.
Bois Blanc Island
Island
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse
Historic building
Photo: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherstburg and Grosse Ile Township.
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.
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.
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 Bay Nature Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.0965° or 42° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
-83.1558° or 83° 9′ 21″ westOpen location code
86JR3RWV+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 490578856OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Quarry Lake and Meso Island.
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