# Houghton (US HTL)

**UN/LOCODE:** US HTL  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** Lake Superior; Great Lakes  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Canal or Lake  
**GPS:** 47.1167, -88.5667

Houghton's commercial freight role today is limited: the Portage Lake port on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula no longer handles cargo at any meaningful scale. Its waterway was dredged in the 1860s so freighters could carry copper from the Keweenaw mines out across Lake Superior, but that mining-era traffic has long faded. The channel now mainly serves recreational boating and ferry sailings, including the Ranger III service to Isle Royale. Shippers with commercial cargo in the region should route through Duluth-Superior or Marquette.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Los Angeles → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-shanghai)
- [Los Angeles → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-shenzhen)
- [Los Angeles → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-guangzhou)
- [Los Angeles → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-hong-kong)
- [Los Angeles → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-tokyo)
- [Los Angeles → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-busan)

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/houghton-port-us-htl](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/houghton-port-us-htl)*

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