Paavola
Paavola is a hamlet in Franklin Township, Houghton, Michigan. Paavola is situated nearby to the hamlet Arcadian, as well as near Lower Pewabic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw and Houghton County Courthouse.
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw
Museum
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The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw in Houghton, Michigan, is a non-collecting museum that houses changing exhibits about local cultural and natural history. Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw is situated 2½ miles southwest of Paavola.
Houghton County Courthouse
Courthouse
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The Houghton County Courthouse is a government building located at 401 E. Houghton Street in Houghton, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Houghton County Courthouse is situated 2½ miles southwest of Paavola.
Portage Lake District Library
Library
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Portage Lake District Library is a public library in Houghton, Michigan, which serves the city of Houghton and Portage Townships. The Portage Lake District Library participates in the Michigan eLibrary and is a member of the Superiorland Library Cooperative. Portage Lake District Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Paavola.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franklin Mine and Ripley.
Franklin Mine
Hamlet
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 1½ miles southwest of Paavola.
Ripley
Hamlet
Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on M-26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton. Ripley is situated 1½ miles south of Paavola.
Houghton
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. Houghton is situated 2½ miles southwest of Paavola.
Paavola
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Franklin Township, Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.15021° or 47° 9′ 1″ northLongitude
-88.54429° or 88° 32′ 39″ westElevation
1,125 feet (343 metres)Open location code
86VH5F24+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 153360122OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5004837
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