Hancock Recreation Area
Hancock Recreation Area is a campsite in Stanton Township, Houghton, Michigan. Hancock Recreation Area is situated nearby to Hancock Beach Park, as well as near Creekside Bike Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portage Lake Lift Bridge and Portage Lake District Library.
Portage Lake Lift Bridge
Bridge
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The Portage Lake Lift Bridge connects the cities of Hancock and Houghton, in the US state of Michigan. It crosses Portage Lake, a portion of the waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula with a canal linking the final several miles to Lake Superior to the northwest. Portage Lake Lift Bridge is situated 2 miles east of Hancock Recreation Area.
Portage Lake District Library
Library
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2½ miles east of Hancock Recreation Area.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trinity Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival-style Episcopal church at 205 East Montezuma Avenue in Houghton, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site on July 17, 1986. Trinity Episcopal Church is situated 2½ miles east of Hancock Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hancock and Houghton-Hancock.
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 2 miles east of Hancock Recreation Area.
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.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 2 miles east of Hancock Recreation Area.
Hancock Recreation Area
- Type: Campsite
- Categories: tourism and camping
- Location: Stanton Township, Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.13348° or 47° 8′ 1″ northLongitude
-88.61863° or 88° 37′ 7″ westOpen location code
86VH49MJ+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 2916769532OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=camp_site
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