Union Mine

Union Mine: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Union Mine

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 Union Mine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.79461, -89.62721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Union Mine

• Lake of the Clouds · lake · Ontonagon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Clouds · lake · Iron · ~12 km · Must-see
• Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park · park · Ontonagon · ~17 km · Must-see
• WOAS-FM (Ontonagon) · attraction · Ontonagon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Gogebic · lake · Wisconsin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Gogebic · lake · Gogebic · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gogebic Lake State Park · lake · Gogebic · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ontonagon Wild And Scenic River · sanctuary · Ontonagon · ~68 km · Must-see
• Iron County Historical Museum · museum · Iron · ~72 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Little Union Gorge Falls · waterfall · Iron · ~1 km
• Union Spring · attraction · Ontonagon · ~3 km
• Union Bay · beach · Michigan · ~4 km
• Nonesuch · fort · Ontonagon · ~6 km
• Nonesuch Falls · waterfall · Ontonagon · ~6 km
• Trap Falls · waterfall · Ontonagon · ~6 km
• Trap Falls · waterfall · Iron · ~6 km

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