No. 4 Shaft

No. 4 Shaft: 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 No. 4 Shaft

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.

Visiting No. 4 Shaft: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach No. 4 Shaft — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.13536, -88.57654. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near No. 4 Shaft

• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~13 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~14 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~15 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~29 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~41 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of No. 4 Shaft

Other forts & heritage near No. 4 Shaft

• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Wilkins · fort · Keweenaw · ~81 km · Must-see
• Copper Harbor Light · fort · Keweenaw · ~82 km · Must-see
• Gull Rock Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~95 km · Must-see
• Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~101 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale Light · fort · Michigan · ~114 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the SS Glenlyon · fort · Michigan · ~115 km · Must-see
• Rock of Ages Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~123 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale · fort · Keweenaw · ~123 km · Must-see

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