South Portage Cable Riser Station
South Portage Cable Riser Station is an electrical substation in Houghton, Michigan. South Portage Cable Riser Station is situated nearby to the stadium McAfee field, as well as near Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.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 South 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 South 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 South 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.Houghton
Town
Photo: Cityofhoughton1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 is situated 2 miles east of South Portage Cable Riser Station.
South Portage Cable Riser Station
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Houghton, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.12323° or 47° 7′ 24″ northLongitude
-88.60986° or 88° 36′ 36″ westOperator
American Transmission CompanyOpen location code
86VH49FR+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 984691047
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