Barge

Barge: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Barge

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Barge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.17769, -88.64187. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barge

• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~8 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~27 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~39 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barge

Other forts & heritage near Barge

• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Wilkins · fort · Keweenaw · ~83 km · Must-see
• Copper Harbor Light · fort · Keweenaw · ~84 km · Must-see
• Gull Rock Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~98 km · Must-see
• Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~105 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale Light · fort · Michigan · ~108 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the SS Glenlyon · fort · Michigan · ~108 km · Must-see
• Rock of Ages Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~115 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale · fort · Keweenaw · ~117 km · Must-see

All forts & heritage in Michigan

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