Nara Nature Park, Houghton-Hancock

Name: Nara Nature Park
Address: 47375 US Highway 41, Houghton-Hancock, 49931-9016, United States

#8 among attractions in Houghton-Hancock

Nature and wildlife, Park, Relax in park

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Nara Nature Park (address: 47375 US Highway 41) is a place located in Houghton-Hancock (Michigan state) and belongs to the category of nature and wildlife, park, relax in park.

It is situated at an altitude of 640 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 47°6'13"N latitude and 88°31'12"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: MacInnes Student Ice Arena (sport, 35 min walk), Michigan Technological University (universities and schools, 38 min walk), A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum (museum, 41 min walk).

Elevation: 640 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 47°6'13"N, 88°31'12"W

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47375 US Highway 41Houghton-Hancock 49931-9016 United States

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Nara Nature Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Portage Lake Lift Bridge, Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, MacInnes Student Ice Arena, Michigan Technological University.

2.9 miNW
Bridge
Portage Lake Lift Bridge, Houghton-Hancock
73 min walk • 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. US Highway 41 and M-26 are both routed across the bridge.
2.6 miNW
History museum, Museum
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, Houghton-Hancock
66 min walk • The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw in Houghton, Michigan, is a non-collecting museum that houses changing exhibits about local cultural and natural history. The building is so named as it was built with a 1908 grant from Andrew Carnegie. It served as the public library for Houghton, Michigan from its opening in 1910 until 2006.
1.4 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
MacInnes Student Ice Arena, Houghton-Hancock
35 min walk • John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena is a 4,200-capacity hockey arena in Houghton, Michigan. It is home to the Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team. It is named for John J. MacInnes, head coach of the Huskies from 1956 to 1983, who was one of the most successful coaches in the history of college hockey with a record of 555-295-39.
1.5 miW
Universities and schools
Michigan Technological University, Houghton-Hancock
38 min walk • Michigan Technological University is a public research university in Houghton, Michigan. Its main campus sits on 925 acres on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake.
3 miNW
Synagogue
Temple Jacob, Houghton-Hancock
76 min walk • Temple Jacob is a small historic synagogue in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It owes its origins to the copper boom in the Keweenaw Peninsula in the late 19th and early 20th century.
2.4 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Saint Ignatius Loyola Church, Houghton-Hancock
62 min walk • Saint Ignatius Loyola Church is a church located at 703 East Houghton Avenue in Houghton, Michigan. The church was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
1.6 miW
Museum, Natural history museum
A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Houghton-Hancock
41 min walk • The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, currently located on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, is the official mineral museum of the state of Michigan and is a heritage site of the Keweenaw National Historical Park.
2.7 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Episcopal Church, Houghton-Hancock
69 min walk • 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. It is the second of two church buildings to exist on the site; the current one replaced a wooden structure in 1910.
2.6 miNW
Library
Portage Lake District Library, Houghton-Hancock
68 min walk • Portage Lake District Library is a public library in Houghton, Michigan, which serves the city of Houghton and Portage Townships.
3.2 miNW
Neo-renaissance architecture
Scott Hotel, Hancock
82 min walk • The Scott Hotel is a former hotel located at 101 East Quincy Street in Hancock, Michigan, originally known as the Hotel Scott. As of 2009, it is also known as the Scott Building. The five-story building is in the Renaissance Revival style, constructed of tan brick and trimmed with Lake Superior Sandstone.
2.6 miNW
Neighbourhood, Neoclassical architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Shelden Avenue Historic District, Houghton-Hancock
67 min walk • The Shelden Avenue Historic District is a commercial historic district located along Shelden, Lake, & Montezuma Avenues in Houghton, Michigan. The district contains 43 contributing buildings in an area of 22 acres. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.