Presque Isle
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Presque Isle may refer to:
Administrative subdivisions
Geographic and historical features
In Pennsylvania:
In Michigan:
Elsewhere:
Other
Administrative subdivisions
- Presque Isle County, MichiganPresque Isle County, MichiganPresque Isle County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 14,411. The county seat is Rogers City....
- Presque Isle Township, MichiganPresque Isle Township, MichiganPresque Isle Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,376 at the 2010 census.-Communities:...
- Presque Isle, MainePresque Isle, MainePresque Isle is the commercial center and largest city in the sparsely populated Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,692 at the 2010 census...
, a city- Presque Isle Air Force BasePresque Isle Air Force BasePresque Isle Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base, located in the city of Presque Isle, Maine.-History:Presque Isle Air Force Base was originally built in 1930 by the Civilian Conservation Corps as Presque Isle Airport, a commercial airport located west of the "business center."...
, former base
- Presque Isle Air Force Base
- Presque Isle, WisconsinPresque Isle, WisconsinPresque Isle is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 513 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Katinka Village is located in the town.-Name:...
, a town - Presque Isle (community), WisconsinPresque Isle (community), WisconsinPresque Isle is an unincorporated community located in the town of Presque Isle, Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. Presque Isle is northwest of Eagle River and approximately south of the Michigan state line. Presque Isle has a post office with ZIP code 54557.-History:In 1905 J.J...
, an unincorporated community
Geographic and historical features
In Pennsylvania:
- Presque Isle BayPresque Isle BayPresque Isle Bay is a natural bay located off the coast of Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Its embayment is about in length, about across at its widest point, and an average depth of about . The bay is bounded on the north and west by a recurved peninsula that makes up Presque Isle State Park...
- Presque Isle LightPresque Isle LightThe Presque Isle Light is one of the three lighthouses in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1872 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1983.- History :...
- Presque Isle State ParkPresque Isle State ParkPresque Isle State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on an arching sandy peninsula that juts into Lake Erie, west of the city of Erie, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The peninsula sweeps northeastward, surrounding Presque Isle Bay along the park's...
- Fort Presque IsleFort Presque IsleFort Presque Isle was a fort built by French soldiers in 1753 along Presque Isle Bay at present-day Erie, Pennsylvania...
- Presque Isle DownsPresque Isle DownsPresque Isle Downs and Casino is a casino and horse racing track complex located south of Erie, Pennsylvania. The owner, MTR Gaming Group, broke ground in October 2005 for its new facility, which opened on February 28, 2007. It contains 2,000 slot machines. The oval track opened on September 2,...
In Michigan:
- Presque Isle, Michigan, a peninsula in the Northern Lower Peninsula
- Presque Isle Front Range Light
- Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light
- Old Presque Isle Light
- New Presque Isle Light
- Presque Isle Rear Range Light
- Presque Isle RiverPresque Isle RiverThe Presque Isle River runs through the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and empties into Lake Superior. Along its course, it flows through the Ottawa National Forest and Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. It has 300 mi2 of drainage area in Upper Michigan and Northern Wisconsin.Several...
, Michigan - Little Presque Isle RiverLittle Presque Isle River-References:*...
- Presque Isle Point is a cape on Lake Superior near the city of Marquette, MichiganMarquette, MichiganMarquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern...
- Presque Isle Power PlantPresque Isle Power PlantThe Presque Isle Power Plant is an electric generating plant located at Marquette, Michigan, on the shore of Lake Superior. The plant has 9 generating units with a total net generating capacity of 617 megawatts. This plant has two smokestacks in height and was built in 1955 by...
near Marquette, Michigan
- Presque Isle Power Plant
Elsewhere:
- Presquile National Wildlife RefugePresquile National Wildlife RefugePresquile National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. state of Virginia is one of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The refuge is a island in the James River, located approximately south of Richmond. It is located in the easternmost part of...
on the James River in Virginia - Presqu'ile Provincial ParkPresqu'ile Provincial ParkPresqu'ile Provincial Park is a park in southeastern Northumberland County on the north shore of Lake Ontario near the town of Brighton in Ontario, Canada. The park occupies an area of ....
along Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada
Other
- 24779 Presque Isle24779 Presque Isle24779 Presque Isle is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 23, 1993 by C. S. Shoemaker and D. H. Levy at Palomar....
, an asteroid