Boston
in Houghton County of Michigan, United States
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Houghton County Memorial Airport (2 mi) -
Thunder Bay Airport (90 mi) - Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (116 mi)
- Marathon Airport (149 mi)
- Calumet Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Michigan Tech University Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Portage Lake GC (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Wyandotte Hills Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Portage Lake Marina (marina, (4 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.180 and -88.529 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 10' 46" and W -88° 31' 45"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:40 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:38 am and 9:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Delve into Boston
Boston in Houghton County (Michigan) is a town located in United States about 814 mi (or 1,309 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Time in Boston is now 08:40 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Detroit with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 4 airports closer to Boston. The closest airport in United States is Houghton County Memorial Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Houghton, Eagle River, L'Anse, Ontonagon and Iron River. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 38 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 25% |
| Air Humidity | 96% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
7°C (44 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
MAGNUSON HOTEL FRANKLIN SQUARE
Holiday Inn Express HOUGHTON-KEWEENAW
SUPER 8 HOUGHTON
Quality Inn & Suites Houghton
MAGNUSON HOTEL COPPER CROWN
AmericInn Lodge & Suites Calumet
Budget Host Inn Houghton
MI Houghton Country Inn and Suites by Radisson
Videos from this area
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Yorktown sails by Michigan Tech, Port of Call Houghton Michigan
Great Lakes Cruise Ship MV Yorktown sails by Michigan Tech and arrives very early in the morning at Port of Call Houghton Michigan with the fog, after a thunderstorm. The MV Yorktown is on...
SV Denis Sullivan sailing through Houghton Michigan
SV Denis Sullivan Great Lakes Schooner sailing in the Keweenaw Waterway, going through the Portage Lake Verticle Lift Bridge, sailing by Michigan Tech in Houghton Michigan, on the way to sail...
Arrival in Houghton Michigan of the EPA's RV Lake Guardian
Arrival in Houghton Michigan of the EPA's RV Lake Guardian for Michigan Tech Great Lakes Research Cruise.
Flat Stanley takes a trip on the MTU IRL airship.
Produced by Justin James Plichta. The Michigan Tech Intelligent Robotics Lab performs research on using UAVs for intelligent sensing problems such as infrastructure inspection and sensor fusion....
2006 Snowmobile Trip
2006 Snowmobile Trip in Houghton, MI. Good Friends - Good Times!
Quincy Mine Cog Railroad in Hancock, Michigan (8/23/10)
I went on vacation recently to the Keweenaw this week and this was the only rail-type attraction open during the week. This cog tram is one of only 3 in the US, and the only in the midwest....
Global City Water Demonstration
Global City Water Demonstration: Water Quality and Water Carriers, World Water at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan.
2008 Clean Snowmobile Challenge Acceleration 2
Watch in High Quality SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge Acceleration Event 2008 Part 2: Videos are edited, so timing is not for competition purposes.
Houghton County Road Commission Snow Removal in Dollar Bay
The Houghton County Road Commission was out on our street this afternoon trying to move snow when they can! We have between 35 and 40 inches on the ground and about 180 inches for the winter.
Snowmobile Jumping in Dollar Bay Michigan!
Hitting a Ramp in Dollar Bay Mi. Don't miss the minor Crash at the end. Ski Doo Drivers: James Marietta, Brad Barrette, Josh Kesanen . Arctic Cat Driver: Erick Baccus.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
WMTU-FM
WMTU-FM 91.9 is the student-run campus radio station at Michigan Technological University. It is located in the basement of Wadsworth Hall in Houghton, Michigan, and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Staff is constituted of a volunteer general staff featuring a general manager and six different departments as well as the air staff. Open DJ signups are held the first Wednesday and Thursday of each semester, including the summer tracks.
Arcadian mine
Arcadian mine was a copper mine developed in 1898 near Paavola, (then called Arcadia) in Franklin Township, a short distance east of Hancock, in Houghton County, Michigan. The initial public offering was managed by Boston financier Thomas W. Lawson. The mine was owned and managed by Arcadian Copper Company in which some Standard Oil directors had a significant interest. Although there was a significant amount of investment in the mine, it was not rich in copper.
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