Portage Lake
Portage Lake is a lake in Livingston County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan. Portage Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Dover, as well as near Hudson Mills.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portage Lake Observatory and Cackleberry Airport.
Portage Lake Observatory
Observatory
The Portage Lake Observatory was an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Michigan. It was located near the village of Dexter, Michigan, about 20 kilometers northwest of Ann Arbor. Portage Lake Observatory is situated 1½ miles south of Portage Lake.
Cackleberry Airport
Aerodrome
Cackleberry Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located five nautical miles north of the central business district of Dexter, a village in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States. Cackleberry Airport is situated 2½ miles east of Portage Lake.
Pinckney High School
School
Pinckney High School, or Pinckney Community High School is a high school located in Putnam Township, Michigan. The current high school building is at 10255 Dexter-Pinckney Road in Putnam Township. Pinckney High School is situated 2 miles northwest of Portage Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pinckney and Dexter Township.
Pinckney
Village
Pinckney is a village in Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,415 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Putnam Township. Pinckney is situated 2½ miles northwest of Portage Lake.
Dexter Township
Town
Dexter Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,696 at the 2020 census. The city of Dexter is located to the southeast but does not border the township, and the two are administered autonomously. Dexter Township is situated 3½ miles southwest of Portage Lake.
Hell
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Hell is a town of 266 people in Livingston County, in Southeast Michigan, best known for… well, its name. Despite its small size — the "main drag" of Hell is all of three buildings — the community has become a popular tourist destination for its irreverent name alone.
Portage Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Livingston County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.42507° or 42° 25′ 30″ northLongitude
-83.91395° or 83° 54′ 50″ westElevation
846 feet (258 metres)Open location code
86JRC3GP+2CGeoNames ID
5006265
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