Recreation Area

Recreation Area is a park in Grosse Ile Township, Wayne County, Michigan. Recreation Area is situated nearby to the nature reserve Finazzo Preserve, as well as near Grosse Ile Memorial Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grosse Ile Municipal Airport and Elizabeth Park.

Grosse Ile Municipal Airport

Aerodrome

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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.

Elizabeth Park

Park

Elizabeth Park is a county-owned public park in southeast Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located in the city of Trenton along West Jefferson Avenue and the Detroit River just north of the Wayne County Bridge leading to Grosse Ile. Elizabeth Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Recreation Area.

Trenton Channel Power Plant

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The Trenton Channel Power Plant, also known as the Trenton Stacks, was a coal-burning power station located in Trenton, Michigan. Completed in 1924, it is owned by Detroit Edison, a subsidiary of DTE Energy. Trenton Channel Power Plant is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Recreation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grosse Ile Township and Gibraltar.

Grosse Ile Township

Town

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Grosse Ile Township is a civil township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Grosse Ile Township consists of multiple islands in the Detroit River, roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit.

Gibraltar

Town

Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Gibraltar is located roughly 22 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,997. Gibraltar is situated 2 miles southwest of Recreation Area.

Trenton

Town

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Trenton is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Trenton is located roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Trenton is situated 2 miles northwest of Recreation Area.

Recreation Area

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Grosse Ile Township, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.11192° or 42° 6′ 43″ north

Longitude

-83.16391° or 83° 9′ 50″ west

Open location code

86JR4R6P+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 674148979

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Highlights include Finazzo Preserve and Grosse Ile Memorial Cemetery.

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