Douglas Houghton Michigan's First State Geologist
Douglas Houghton Michigan's First State Geologist is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the east-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle River Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Copper Country Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 168 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- In Memory / of / Douglass Houghton // Michigan’s / first State Geologist / Born Sept. 21, 1809 / Drowned in Lake Superior / off Eagle River, Oct. 13, 1845
What to expect
- Operated by
- Keweenaw Historical Society
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Copper Country Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Brockway Nose · 19 mi
- Keweenaw Waterway Lookout · 23 mi
168 named places within 25 miles
- Houghton Township Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Eagle River Park: 0.3 mi
- W. C. Veale Park: 2.2 mi
- Snow Gauge Roadside Park: 3.6 mi
- Copper Falls Park: 4.1 mi
- Joseph Blight, Sr.: 0.2 mi
- S.S. Tioga Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Central School Site: 4.5 mi
- Powder House Ruins: 4.6 mi
- Engine House No.2: 4.8 mi
- Eagle River Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Bammert Blacksmith Shop: 1.7 mi
- The Keweenaw History Museum: 7.3 mi
- The Maritime Museum: 7.3 mi
- Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum: 13.4 mi
- Eagle River Falls: 0.1 mi
- Ten Foot Falls: 1.2 mi
- Jacobs Falls: 3.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 11.2 mi
- Haven Falls: 12.8 mi
- Keweenaw Snow Gauge: 3.6 mi
- Delaware Mine Tour: 9.4 mi
- Prospector's Paradise - Rock Shop: 10.4 mi
- WPA Stone Boat: 11.3 mi
- Old Homestead: 15.1 mi
- Mount Horace Greeley: 6.6 mi
- Gratiot Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Mount Lookout: 9.5 mi
- Mount Bohemia: 13.5 mi
- Brockway Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Eagle River Beach: 0.3 mi
- Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Calumet Waterworks Beach: 14.4 mi
- Breakers Beach: 20.3 mi
- Horseshoe Harbor Beach: 23.6 mi
- Clifton: 2.5 mi
- Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Mandan: 13.3 mi
- Gregoryville: 16.2 mi
- The Miner: 23.5 mi
- The Love Wall: 23.7 mi
- Aurora Borealis Mural: 23.7 mi
- Louis Hill: 13.6 mi
- West Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Wadsworth Garden: 23.4 mi
- Pewabic Street Community Garden: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Douglas Houghton Michigan's First State Geologist. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horace Greeley | ESE 115° | 470 m | 6.6 mi |
| Gratiot Mountain | ESE 102° | 453 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Houghton | E 91° | 447 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Bohemia | E 96° | 438 m | 13.5 mi |
| Brockway Mountain | ENE 77° | 403 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Lookout | ENE 75° | 402 m | 9.5 mi |
| Arcadian Hill | SSW 210° | 372 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:25 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 21:06 | 21:54 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:53 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 16:13 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 17 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock Houghton CO AP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5760905922
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