Hickory Island

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Hickory Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Hickory Island
Hickory Island is located in Wayne County, Michigan
Hickory Island
Hickory Island
Geography
LocationMichigan
Coordinates42°05′15″N 83°09′20″W / 42.08750°N 83.15556°W / 42.08750; -83.15556 (Hickory Island)[1]Coordinates: 42°05′15″N 83°09′20″W / 42.08750°N 83.15556°W / 42.08750; -83.15556 (Hickory Island)[1]
Highest elevation581 ft (177.1 m)[1]
Administration
United States
StateMichigan
CountyWayne
Hickory Island and Meso Island viewed from the south in a 2016 aerial photo

Hickory Island is an inhabited[2] island in the Detroit River.[3] It is in Wayne County, in southeast Michigan. Its coordinates are

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42°05′15″N 83°09′20″W / 42.08750°N 83.15556°W / 42.08750; -83.15556 (Hickory Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 581 ft (177 m) in 1980.[1]

Hickory Island is one of fifteen islands that comprise Grosse Ile.[2] While some are uninhabited, Hickory Island has been developed into residential subdivisions containing "moderately sized homes on smaller lots".[4]

Hickory Island is connected on the north to Meso Island (sometimes called "Upper Hickory"), and from there to Grosse Ile, by the East River Road Bridge.[5][6] This bridge was described as being "in serious condition" by the Detroit Free Press in January 2020; the Michigan Department of Transportation had posted a speed limit of 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) on the bridge in November 2019 due to the structure's deterioration.[6] The Hickory Island Park and Yacht Club, located in the center of the island, offers recreational facilities for its residents.[2]

In January 2021, a large metal monolith, measuring approximately 8 ft (2.4 m) by 11.5 ft (3.5 m), was found to have been placed on Hickory Island anonymously and without explanation. This was one of many such cases around the world which occurred after widespread media coverage of the Utah monolith in November 2020.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hickory Island
  2. ^ a b c https://www.grosseile.com/GI%20Recreation%20Master%20Plan%20Final%20Draft%20April%2011.pdf
  3. ^ "The Detroit River". Detroit River Coalition. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ^ https://www.grosseile.com/document_center/Township_Master_Plan.pdf
  5. ^ https://www.grosseile.com/document_center/Open_Space.pdf
  6. ^ a b "Wayne County has struggled to inspect its bridges, state also under scrutiny". www.freep.com.
  7. ^ "'Mysterious monolith' discovered on Hickory". trentontrib.com.
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