Local favourite viewpoint · Houghton, Michigan
Ruby Marsh Overlook
Ruby Marsh Overlook is a viewpoint in Houghton, Michigan.
Ruby Marsh Overlook: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Ruby Marsh Overlook
Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Ruby Marsh Overlook — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.15730, -88.60220. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Ruby Marsh Overlook
- Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
- Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
- Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
- North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~10 km · Must-see
- McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~11 km · Must-see
- Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~11 km · Must-see
- Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~15 km · Must-see
- Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~16 km · Must-see
- Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~17 km · Must-see
- Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
- Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
- Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
- Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~21 km · Must-see
- Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~27 km · Must-see
- Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~35 km · Must-see
- Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~37 km · Must-see
- Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~39 km · Must-see
- Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~44 km · Must-see
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ruby Marsh Overlook
- Mount Bohemia · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~64 km · Must-see
- Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Florence · ~66 km · Must-see
- Mount Arvon · viewpoint · Florence · ~70 km · Must-see
- Mount Arvon · viewpoint · Baraga · ~70 km · Must-see
- Mount Curwood · viewpoint · Baraga · ~72 km · Must-see
- Brockway Mountain · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~73 km · Must-see
- Mount Desor · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~117 km · Must-see
- Arcadian Hill · viewpoint · Houghton · ~7 km
- Tolonen Hill · viewpoint · Houghton · ~19 km
- Louis Hill · viewpoint · Houghton · ~21 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Ruby Marsh Overlook?
October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Ruby Marsh Overlook?
Nearby: Trinity Episcopal Church (church, 6 km), Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw (museum, 6 km), Saint Ignatius Loyala Church (church, 6 km), North Canal Township Park (park, 10 km), McLain State Park (sanctuary, 11 km), Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light (fort, 11 km).