Eagle River
in Keweenaw County of Michigan, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.414 and -88.296 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 24' 49" and W -88° 17' 44"
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: 01:06 PM (Monday)
Timezone: America/Detroit
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:43 am and 5:30 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

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

Explore Eagle River

Eagle River in Keweenaw County (Michigan) with it's 71 inhabitants is located in United States about 816 mi (or 1,313 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.

Local time in Eagle River is now 01:06 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Detroit with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 6 airports in the wider vicinity of Eagle River. The closest airport in United States is Houghton County Memorial Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Houghton, L'Anse, Ontonagon, Marquette and Crystal Falls. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F

Morning Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Evening Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Night Temperature 11°C / 51 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 86%
Air Pressure 1006 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Monday, 4th of November 2024

8°C (46 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 5th of November 2024

8°C (46 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Wednesday, 6th of November 2024

9°C (48 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Deer at Eagle River, MI

Published: April 24, 2014
Length: 22:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Anthony Gettig

Took my parents and a couple of kids for a ride to see the deer at Eagle River, MI. They are quite tame as you can see.


Eagle River Falls- Eagle River, MI. timelapse

Published: November 03, 2012
Length: 01:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Douglas Feltman

One of the roadside waterfalls on Highway 26 on the north side of Keewenaw County, MI is Eagle River Falls. It is big enough to have been used to power the Lake Superior Safety Fuse Factory....


Keweenaw Mi Eagle River Falls

Published: April 11, 2006
Length: 23:55 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: keweenaw

Eagle River Falls keweenaw Michigan 4-11-06.


Lake Superior at Eagle River, MI

Published: August 01, 2014
Length: 54:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Lost in the Midwest

Stayed at Eagle River Inn, such a great time. We had to capture a video of the lake, it was so calm.


Eagle River Falls

Published: September 21, 2008
Length: 17:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Listentonature30

Eagle River, MI on the Keweenaw Peninsula.


Neal Riutta Drumming to Misery Business

Published: November 08, 2010
Length: 41:16 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: markriutta

Neal Riutta drumming to Paramore's Misery Business on the shore of Lake Superior. Filmed by Mark Riutta at Eagle River, MI on the beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula.


Ice balls on Lake Superior

Published: January 03, 2014
Length: 15:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Marc Rea

The shore ice is slowly forming in Great Sand Bay located on the western side of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan's U. P..


Jacobs Falls

Published: August 31, 2006
Length: 19:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: keweenaw

Jacobs Falls- Keweenaw Michigan 11/22/2005.


ride over rock pile road

Published: September 14, 2006
Length: 30:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: keweenaw

ride over rock pile on cliff lookout road sept 13 06.


COPPER COUNTRY WINTERIZATION PROJECT

Published: October 09, 2014
Length: 00:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: New Power Tour, Inc.

This is a video about a project in Upper Peninsula, MI that winterizes the homes of low-income and elderly families, collaborating with Michigan Tech University and high school students.


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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.

Eagle River, Michigan

Eagle River is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Keweenaw County. The community is on M-26 on the north side of the Keweenaw Peninsula, which projects northwards into Lake Superior. It is about 27 miles northeast of Houghton and is situated in the northwest corner of Houghton Township on the mouth of the Eagle River at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:47|24|50|N|88|17|45|W| | |name= }}. The ZIP code is 49950.

Located at 47.4139, -88.2958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Unincorporated communities in Keweenaw County, Michigan, County seats in Michigan, Houghton micropolitan area, Populated places established in 1843

Eagle River (Michigan)

The Eagle River is a 2.6-mile-long stream on the Keweenaw Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river flows into Lake Superior in the community of Eagle River. Most of the river lies within Houghton Township. The main branch of the river is formed at the confluence of its East Branch and its West Branch at the community of Phoenix, about two miles southeast of its mouth, and parallels Michigan Route 26 from Phoenix into Eagle River.

Located at 47.3892, -88.2783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Keweenaw County, Michigan, Rivers of Michigan, Tributaries of Lake Superior

Clifton, Michigan

Clifton was a community in Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, that was founded in support of the Cliff mine—a mine opened in 1845 by the Pittsburgh and Boston Mining Company after copper was discovered there. It is located between Calumet and Eagle Harbor, off of Cliff Drive, alongside US 41 in the Keweenaw Peninsula. A historical marker is present at the site.

Located at 47.3756, -88.3033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Keweenaw County, Michigan, Ghost towns in Michigan

Cliff mine

The Cliff mine was the first successful copper mine in the Copper Country of the state of Michigan in the United States. The mine is at the now-abandoned town of Clifton in Keweenaw County. Mining began in 1845, and the Cliff was the most productive copper mine in the United States from 1845 through 1854. Large-scale mining stopped in 1878. The Cliff mined a fissure vein of native copper in Precambrian conglomerate and basalt beds.

Located at 47.373, -88.3137 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Copper mines in the United States, Silver mines in the United States, Mines in Michigan, Buildings and structures in Keweenaw County, Michigan, Underground mines in the United States

Lake Shore Drive Bridge (Michigan)

The Lake Shore Drive Bridge, also known as the M-26 Bridge or the Eagle River Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge in Eagle River, Michigan, crossing the Eagle River. It carried highway M-26 over the river from 1915 until 1990, when the adjacent Eagle River Timber Bridge replaced it for automobile traffic. The Lake Shore Drive Bridge was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site on May 10, 1990.

Located at 47.4125, -88.2967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Pedestrian bridges in Michigan, Michigan State Historic Sites in Keweenaw County, Transportation in Keweenaw County, Michigan

Eagle River Timber Bridge

The Eagle River Timber Bridge is a wooden arch bridge carrying highway M-26 over the Eagle River in Eagle River, Michigan. It opened in 1990 as a replacement for the historic Lake Shore Drive Bridge that runs parallel to it.

Located at 47.4125, -88.297 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Road bridges in Michigan, Wooden bridges in the United States, Deck arch bridges, Bridges completed in 1990, Transportation in Keweenaw County, Michigan