Michigan Gazetteer
Ecorse River is a physical feature (stream) in Wayne County. The primary coordinates for Ecorse River places it within the MI 48229 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Ecorse River |
| Category: | Michigan physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| History: | "From the French word ecorce, meaning ""bark,"" so named on account of the birch and other kinds of bark found on its banks." |
| County: | Wayne County |
| Latitude: | 42.2350392 |
| Longitude: | -83.1471459 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ecorse River: Ecorse River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Ecorse River does not include property ownership information.
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Ecorse, MI
(< 0.1 mile) Wyandotte, MI (1.4 miles S) Lincoln Park, MI (1.9 miles NW) River Rouge, MI (2.7 miles NNE) Southgate, MI (2.7 miles WSW) |
Allen Park, MI
(3.6 miles WNW) Melvindale, MI (3.6 miles NNW) Riverview, MI (4.5 miles SSW) Dearborn, MI (6.3 miles NNW) Taylor, MI (6.3 miles W) |
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Delray, MI
(4.5 miles NNE) Sibley, MI (4.7 miles SSW) Fort Wayne, MI (5.1 miles NNE) Taylor Center, MI (6 miles W) Greenfield Village, MI (6.3 miles NW) |
Hand, MI
(6.6 miles WNW) Grosse Ile, MI (7.4 miles S) Sunnyside, MI (9.2 miles WNW) Eloise, MI (10.4 miles WNW) Cherry Island, MI (10.9 miles SSW) |
