Ripley
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Ripley, Michigan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quincy Smelter and Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw.
Quincy Smelter
Ruins
Photo: Wolpodzilla, Public domain.
The Quincy Smelter, also known as the Quincy Smelting Works, is a former copper smelter located on the north side of the Keweenaw Waterway in Ripley, Michigan.
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw
Museum
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw in Houghton, Michigan, is a non-collecting museum that houses changing exhibits about local cultural and natural history.
Dee Stadium
Sports venue
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dee Stadium, also called The Dee, is an ice hockey arena in Houghton, Michigan, that replaced, 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghton and Houghton-Hancock.
Houghton
Town
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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-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.Hancock
Town
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Ripley
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Franklin Township, Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.12659° or 47° 7′ 36″ northLongitude
-88.55373° or 88° 33′ 13″ westElevation
620 feet (189 metres)Open location code
86VH4CGW+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 153598839OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Ripley” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “里普利”
- French: “Ripley”
- Japanese: “リプリー”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ripley Volunteer Fire Department and Ripley Fire Hall.
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