Houghton Point

Last updated December 07, 2025

Houghton Point is a cape in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, in the United States.^[1]

History

Houghton Point was named for Douglass Houghton, an explorer of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Houghton Point
↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 179.

46°41′55″N90°51′11″W / 46.69861°N 90.85306°W / 46.69861; -90.85306

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Houghton Point

[2] Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 179.

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