Local favourite beach · Houghton, Michigan
Pilgrim Point
Pilgrim Point is a beach in Houghton, Michigan.
Pilgrim Point: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Pilgrim Point
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
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 Pilgrim Point — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.10065, -88.51489. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Pilgrim Point
- Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~5 km · Must-see
- Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
- Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
- Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
- Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~11 km · Must-see
- McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~21 km · Must-see
- North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~21 km · Must-see
- Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~21 km · Must-see
- Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~21 km · Must-see
- Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~21 km · Must-see
- Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~22 km · Must-see
- Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
- Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~25 km · Must-see
- Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~32 km · Must-see
- Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~35 km · Must-see
- Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~40 km · Must-see
- Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~43 km · Must-see
- Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~43 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Pilgrim Point
- Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
- Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~40 km · Must-see
- Eagle River Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~48 km · Must-see
- Bete Grise (Mendota) Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~64 km · Must-see
- Copper Harbor Front Range Light · beach · Keweenaw · ~80 km · Must-see
- Big Bay Point Lighthouse · beach · Marquette · ~87 km · Must-see
- Stannard Rock Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~122 km · Must-see
- PS Cumberland · beach · Michigan · ~130 km · Must-see
- Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~143 km · Must-see
- Dollar Bay · beach · Houghton · ~3 km
Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0)
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Pilgrim Point?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Pilgrim Point?
Nearby: Saint Ignatius Loyala Church (church, 5 km), Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw (museum, 6 km), Torch Bay (beach, 6 km), Trinity Episcopal Church (church, 6 km), Torch Lake (lake, 11 km), McLain State Park (sanctuary, 21 km).