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Keweenaw Waterway Lookout

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Looking south from Keweenaw Waterway Lookout. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Keweenaw Waterway Lookout sits at 1,005 feet along the Copper Country Trail, facing south across a slope that drops 342 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. The terrain falls away toward a cluster of parks and greenspaces below: Quincy Green, Montezuma Park, and Porvoo park lie within a half mile to the south and south-southwest, with Houghton Waterfront Park, Verna Mize Park, and Raymond Kestner Waterfront Park following at roughly 0.7 miles. Farther out, Veterans Memorial Park, Bridgeview Park, Waterfront Walk, West Houghton Park, Pewabic Street Community Garden, and Central Houghton Greenspace Park extend the view to the southeast and south, the farthest at 1.2 miles. Hancock is 0.3 miles to the south, and Houghton is 0.9 miles southeast. Daylight hours vary with the season: sunrise and sunset run from about 05:59 to 21:54 at the June solstice, narrowing to 08:39 and 17:08 by the December solstice. Laurium lies 9.8 miles to the northeast, and the next stop along the byway is Brockway Nose.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
1,005 ft
View
South · 180°
Relief
342 ft drop
In view
12 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
The Scott Hotel in Hancock, Michigan on March 5, 2012
Chris857 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Scott Hotel in Hancock, Michigan on March 5, 2012
Chris857 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The town of Houghton, Michigan, as seen from the hills of Hancock.
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
500px provided description: Old toolshed, Paavola, Michigan. [#frozen ,#winter ,#snow ,#frost ,#snowing ,#icicle ,#snowdrift ,#log cabin ,#cold temperature ,#winterdienst]
Kirk Dedoes · CC0 · source
Quincy Mining Company Office Building, Hancock, Michigan. Architect: Robert Correa Walsh; built: 1895-1897. It was built in the Classical Revival style of Jacobsville coursed sandstone, similar to other buildings in the region. The building served as the main office of the company, and was used by c
Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Quincy Mining Company Office Building, Hancock, Michigan. Architect: Robert Correa Walsh; built: 1895-1897. It was built in the Classical Revival style of Jacobsville coursed sandstone, similar to other buildings in the region. The building served as the main office of the company, and was used by c
Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Quincy Green761 ftsouth-southwest · 0.3 mi
  • Montezuma Park677 ftsouth-southwest · 0.4 mi
  • Porvoo park637 ftsouth · 0.4 mi
  • Houghton Waterfront Park643 ftsouth · 0.7 mi
  • Verna Mize Park674 ftsouth · 0.7 mi
  • Raymond Kestner Waterfront Park660 ftsouth-southwest · 0.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park682 ftsouth-southeast · 0.8 mi
  • Bridgeview Park634 ftsoutheast · 0.8 mi
  • Waterfront Walk674 ftsoutheast · 0.8 mi
  • West Houghton Park736 ftsouth · 0.9 mi
  • Pewabic Street Community Garden751 ftsoutheast · 0.9 mi
  • Central Houghton Greenspace Park861 ftsoutheast · 1.2 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:5820:0719:27
June solstice05:5921:5421:07
September equinox07:4219:5419:14
December solstice08:3917:0816:16

Local time (America/Detroit). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Hancock0.3 mi south
  • Houghton0.9 mi southeast
  • Laurium9.8 mi northeast
After it: Brockway Nose →
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Common questions

How high is Keweenaw Waterway Lookout?

Keweenaw Waterway Lookout sits at about 1,005 feet (306 m).

What can you see from Keweenaw Waterway Lookout?

From Keweenaw Waterway Lookout: Quincy Green (SSW, 0.3 mi); Montezuma Park (SSW, 0.4 mi); Porvoo park (S, 0.4 mi); Houghton Waterfront Park (S, 0.7 mi).

What is the nearest town to Keweenaw Waterway Lookout?

Hancock, 0.3 miles S of Keweenaw Waterway Lookout.

What is the next lookout after Keweenaw Waterway Lookout?

Brockway Nose is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Keweenaw Waterway Lookout.

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