Franklin Mine
in Houghton County of Michigan, United States
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Houghton County Memorial Airport (4 mi) -
Thunder Bay Airport (92 mi) - Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (113 mi)
- Marathon Airport (152 mi)
- Michigan Tech University Golf Club (Golf course, 1 mi)
- Portage Lake GC (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Calumet Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Wyandotte Hills Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Portage Lake Marina (marina, (1 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.140 and -88.573 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 8' 23" and W -88° 34' 23"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:24 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:08 am and 5:12 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Franklin Mine
Franklin Mine in Houghton County (Michigan) is located in United States about 813 mi (or 1,309 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Franklin Mine is now 11:24 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Detroit with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 4 airports close to Franklin Mine. The closest airport in United States is Houghton County Memorial Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Houghton, Eagle River, L'Anse, Ontonagon and Iron River. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 41 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 90% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
1°C (33 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
0°C (33 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
0°C (32 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
MAGNUSON HOTEL FRANKLIN SQUARE
Holiday Inn Express HOUGHTON-KEWEENAW
MAGNUSON HOTEL COPPER CROWN
Quality Inn & Suites Houghton
SUPER 8 HOUGHTON
MI Houghton Country Inn and Suites by Radisson
Budget Host Inn Houghton
Videos from this area
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Kite Aerial Video of the Houghton, MI Waterfront
Video of the Portage Waterway as seen from a camera suspended from a kite. The chip that controls the shutter servo I typically use for kite aerial photography is being fixed, so I figured...
RV Lake Guardian in Portage Lake Shipping Canal and Houghton Hancock Vertical Lift Bridge
Research Vessel Lake Guardian of the US EPA in the Keweenaw Waterway and Portage Lake Shipping Canal going through the Houghton Hancock Vertical Lift Bridge on its way to the west part of ...
Port of Call Houghton Michigan Great Lakes Cruise Ship Yorktown
Great Lakes Cruise Ship MV Yorktown departs from Port of Call Houghton, Michigan. The MV Yorktown is on a Great Lakes cruise from Detroit Michigan to Duluth Minnesota with this docking at ...
Algosoo Cruising by Michigan Tech and Houghton Michigan
Algosoo cruising by Michigan Tech campus and tooting its horn at Houghton Michigan on the Keweenaw Waterway, Lake Superior, on a cool hazy morning, Saturday, October 22, 2011 The MV Algosoo ...
Yorktown sails by Michigan Tech, Port of Call Houghton Michigan
Great Lakes Cruise Ship MV Yorktown sails by Michigan Tech and arrives very early in the morning at Port of Call Houghton Michigan with the fog, after a thunderstorm. The MV Yorktown is on...
SV Denis Sullivan sailing through Houghton Michigan
SV Denis Sullivan Great Lakes Schooner sailing in the Keweenaw Waterway, going through the Portage Lake Verticle Lift Bridge, sailing by Michigan Tech in Houghton Michigan, on the way to sail...
Clelia II, Great Lakes cruise ship at Houghton, Michigan
MV Clelia II, Great Lakes cruise ship, arriving at Houghton, Michigan from Lake Superior, on a Great Lakes cruise, Toronto to Duluth, July 2009; The Clelia II is now renamed the Orion II and...
Portage Lake Houghton Hancock US41 M26 Vertical Lift Bridge
Portage Lake Houghton Hancock US41 M26 Vertical Lift Bridge. Crossing by bike and I had to stop as the bridge lifted up for the MV Ranger 3 vessel.
Ranger III Isle Royale Vessel Houghton Arrival
MV Ranger III the Vessel that services Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior is shown making its Houghton Michigan Arrival, passing under the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, then docking at...
Lake Superior Houghton Breakers MV Clelia II
Lake Superior North Portage Entry Park, Houghton Breakers; We went for a bike ride from Michigan Tech to the "Houghton breakers" at the end of the Canal Road, we saw the Great Lakes cruise...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hancock, Michigan
Hancock is a city in Houghton County and is located on Copper Island which is part of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The population was 4,634 at the 2010 census.
Portage Lake District Library
Portage Lake District Library is a public library located in Houghton, Michigan, which serves the city of Houghton and Chassell and Portage Townships. The Portage Lake District Library participates in the Michigan eLibrary (MeL) and is a member of the Superiorland Library Cooperative. Patrons can check out books on a wide variety of subjects from Easy Reading to Adult Nonfiction. The Portage Lake District also includes a room dedicated to Michigan History and Genealogy.
Franklin Mine, Michigan
Franklin Mine is a small unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. The area is on Quincy Hill, northeast of Hancock, and lying partially within Quincy Township and partially within Franklin Township. Franklin Mine is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:47|08|24|N|88|34|24|W| | |name= }} and is named after the eponymous mine.
Dee Stadium
Dee Stadium, also called The Dee, is an ice hockey arena in Houghton, Michigan, that replaces, and is located on the same site as, the Amphidrome. It is regarded as the birthplace of professional hockey, and is the seventh oldest indoor ice rink in the world.
Mont Ripley
Mont Ripley is a ski hill located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is owned by Michigan Technological University. It was founded in the early 1900s (by Fred Lonsdorf) and has since grown to one of the premier ski hills in the American Midwest. With the addition of snow making in 2000, the season has been extended from late November to late March or early April. Mont Ripley is known for its challenging terrain and spectacular views of Houghton, Portage Lake and the Huron Mountains.
Hancock Central High School (Hancock, Michigan)
Hancock Central High School is a public school located in Hancock, Michigan. Their current location in Hancock is at 501 Campus Drive . Their athletics teams are nicknamed the Bulldogs, who have a long-standing rivalry with their neighboring city of Houghton's teams, the Gremlins.
WOLV
WOLV (97.7 FM, "The Wolf"") is a radio station licensed to Houghton, Michigan broadcasting a classic hits format. The station first went on the air in January 1980 as WHUH-FM. In 1990, the station's call letters were changed to WOLF-FM. In 1994, the call letters were changed to WOLV-FM.
WCCY
WCCY (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult standards format. Licensed to Houghton, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1929. The station is a 24-hour affiliate of Dial Global's America's Best Music format.
WHKB
WHKB (102.3 FM, "K-Bear 102") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Houghton, Michigan, it first began broadcasting under the WAAH call sign.
Quincy Smelter
The Quincy Smelter is the only remaining copper smelter in the Lake Superior region. It is located north of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in Ripley, Michigan. It was operated by the Quincy Mine until 1972 and processed ore from 13 local mines. There is currently controversy over what should be done with the land which is currently owned by Franklin Township. The EPA and National Park Service want to turn the site into a historical self-tour or fishing and picnicking area.
Scott Hotel
The Scott Hotel is a former hotel located at 101 East Quincy Street in Hancock, Michigan, originally known as the Hotel Scott. As of 2009, it is also known as the Scott Building. The five-story building is in the Renaissance Revival style, constructed of tan brick and trimmed with Lake Superior Sandstone. The building was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site on January 17, 1986.
Kerredge Theatre
The Kerredge Theatre was a theatre located in the 1st block of East Quincy Street in Hancock, Michigan, next to the Scott Hotel. It was built by William and Ray Kerredge and completed by Fall 1902. The theatre hosted many vaudeville groups and could accommodate 1250 patrons. The theatre was fronted by a circular balcony. The Kerredge Theatre was built in response to the construction two years earlier of The Calumet Theatre in Calumet, Michigan.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Franklin Mine.
Hurontown: Houghton − Bridge, Hurontown (source)
Hurontown: Houghton − Sky View, Hurontown (source)
Ripley: Houghton View Cam, Ripley (source)
Hancock: Houghton − Bridge − Tech Fund Cam, Hancock (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Franklin, Franklin Mine
