North Portage Cable Riser Station
North Portage Cable Riser Station is an electrical substation in City of Hancock, Houghton, Michigan. North Portage Cable Riser Station is situated nearby to Hancock Beach Park, as well as near the stadium McAfee field.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portage Lake Lift Bridge and Houghton County Courthouse.
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 1½ miles east of North Portage Cable Riser Station.
Houghton County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2 miles east of North Portage Cable Riser Station.
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. Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw is situated 2 miles east of North Portage Cable Riser Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hancock and Houghton-Hancock.
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.
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 northeast of North Portage Cable Riser Station.
North Portage Cable Riser Station
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: City of Hancock, Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.12783° or 47° 7′ 40″ northLongitude
-88.60995° or 88° 36′ 36″ westOperator
American Transmission CompanyOpen location code
86VH49HR+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 984691046
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hancock Beach Park and McAfee field.
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