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Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Road Trips

Plan drives from Grosse Pointe Woods, MI with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

Downtown Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, MI

Photo: fish socks

Trip Routes

1

Longest Drive

165.6 mi

Grand Rapids, MI

Quickest Drive

3h 7m

Grand Rapids, MI

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Grosse Pointe Woods, MI by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

16,177

Median Income

$129,442

Median Home Value

$322,500

Median Age

43.3

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI at a Glance

Founded

1927

Elevation

584 ft

Area

3 mi²

Notable People from Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

A sampling of people born in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI.

Andy Miele

Andy Miele

1988

American professional ice hockey player

Corey Tropp

Corey Tropp

1989

American ice hockey player

Antonio Cipriano

Antonio Cipriano

2000

American actor and singer

Eric Werner

Eric Werner

1983

American ice hockey player

City data from Wikidata (Q2729548), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

Grosse Pointe is an area in Wayne County in the state of Michigan. It includes the cities of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Shores, and Grosse Pointe Woods. This article also covers the city of Harper Woods.

1 Country Club of Detroit, 220 Country Club Dr, Grosse Pointe Farms. Founded in 1897. 2 Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, 1100 Lakeshore Dr, Grosse Pointe Shores, ☏ +1 313 884-4222. Public tours. This tour is highly recommended for first time visitors. 3 Grosse Pointe War Memorial (Russell A. Alger Jr. House), 32 Lake Shore Dr, Grosse Pointe Farms, ☏ +1 313 881-7511. Public tours.

Eyes on Design, 1100 Lake Shore Rd. Annual car show at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House. (updated Jan 2021)

1 The Hill Seafood and Chop House, 123 Kercheval Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms, ☏ +1 313 886-8101. Th-Sa 5PM-midnight. Fine dining. (updated Jul 2020)

There are no hotels in Grosse Pointe. The nearest accommodations can be found in Detroit or in some of the nearby suburbs in Macomb County.

The nearest freeway is Interstate 94, which runs through Detroit and Harper Woods.

Airport Shuttle Services are available by reservation. $59.00 one way to Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich. Contact Detroit Airport Shuttle and Taxi at ☏ +1 313 759-7741.

Travel tips adapted from Grosse Pointe on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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