Lily Creek

Lily Creek is a stream in Houghton, Michigan. Lily Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Oskar, as well as near Schmidt Corner.

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Canal Township Park and Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light.

North Canal Township Park

Park

Photo: Defrector, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Canal Township Park is a park across the Keweenaw Waterway from McLain State Park near Houghton, Michigan. It covers 177 acres and has several rustic campsites. North Canal Township Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Lily Creek.

Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light

Lighthouse

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The Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light is a lighthouse located at the north end of the Portage River in McLain State Park in Hancock Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light is situated 2½ miles north of Lily Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Franklin Mine and Hancock.

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 situated 4½ miles southeast of Lily Creek.

Hancock

Town

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Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University. Hancock is situated 5 miles south of Lily Creek.

Houghton-Hancock

Houghton and Hancock are a pair of small towns in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, and home to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.

Lily Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.20187° or 47° 12′ 7″ north

Longitude

-88.61457° or 88° 36′ 53″ west

Elevation

617 feet (188 metres)

Open location code

86VH692P+P5

GeoNames ID

4999224

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