Dollar Bay, Township of Franklin, Houghton County, Michigan, United States

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Region:	Township of Franklin, Houghton County, Michigan, United States
Latitude:	47° 7' 10" N
Longitude:	88° 30' 41" W
Lat/Long (dec):	47.11965,-88.51151
Köppen climate type:	Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Elevation:	191m
Population:	1,082 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	4990964
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:4990964:9
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Unnamed Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10194555), Point Mills, Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 6' 20" N	88° 28' 40" W	3.0km (1.9 miles)
Douglass Copper Mine, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 20" N	88° 32' 26" W	3.1km (1.9 miles)
Concord Mine, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 31" N	88° 32' 7" W	3.1km (1.9 miles)
Ripley Exploration Prospect, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 7' 44" N	88° 33' 6" W	3.2km (2.0 miles)
Mabbs Mine, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 6' 38" N	88° 33' 8" W	3.3km (2.0 miles)
Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 7' 35" N	88° 33' 13" W	3.3km (2.0 miles)
Arcadian No. 2 shaft, Arcadian Mine, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 45" N	88° 31' 56" W	3.3km (2.1 miles)
Arcadian Mine, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 57" N	88° 31' 42" W	3.5km (2.2 miles)
Unnamed Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10291201), Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 6' 39" N	88° 33' 24" W	3.6km (2.2 miles)
Arcadian No. 3 shaft, Arcadian Mine, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 58" N	88° 31' 44" W	3.6km (2.2 miles)
Sheldon-Columbian Mine, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 6' 59" N	88° 33' 50" W	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Columbian Mine (Albion Mine), Sheldon-Columbian Mine, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 6' 59" N	88° 33' 50" W	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Sheldon Mine, Sheldon-Columbian Mine, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 6' 59" N	88° 33' 50" W	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Quincy Smelter, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 7' 31" N	88° 33' 50" W	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Point Mills, Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 5' 41" N	88° 28' 14" W	4.1km (2.6 miles)
Isle Royal No. 1 shaft, Isle Royal Mines, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 6' 47" N	88° 33' 56" W	4.2km (2.6 miles)
Portage Mine (Grand Portage Mine), Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 6' 56" N	88° 34' 1" W	4.2km (2.6 miles)
Pewabic, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 23" N	88° 33' 47" W	4.5km (2.8 miles)
New Arcadian Exploration, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 9' 38" N	88° 30' 47" W	4.6km (2.8 miles)
Isle Royal No. 2 shaft, Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 6' 27" N	88° 34' 14" W	4.7km (2.9 miles)
New Baltic Exploration prospect, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 9' 38" N	88° 29' 26" W	4.8km (3.0 miles)
Hurontown, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 6' 36" N	88° 34' 26" W	4.8km (3.0 miles)
New Baltic Copper Company, Ripley, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 9' 39" N	88° 29' 26" W	4.9km (3.0 miles)
Michigan Tech University Experimental Mine, Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 7' 50" N	88° 34' 26" W	4.9km (3.0 miles)
Franklin Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 36" N	88° 34' 4" W	5.0km (3.1 miles)
Pewabic Mine, Pewabic, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 27" N	88° 34' 14" W	5.1km (3.2 miles)
Old Quincy Mine No. 1, Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 16" N	88° 34' 27" W	5.2km (3.2 miles)
Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 11" N	88° 34' 30" W	5.2km (3.2 miles)
Mesnard Mine (Quincy No. 8 shaft), Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 9' 2" N	88° 33' 42" W	5.2km (3.2 miles)
Old Quincy Mine No. 2, Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	47° 8' 12" N	88° 34' 30" W	5.2km (3.2 miles)

1.1 Ga Pahoehoe Lava

Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Quincy Mine Shaft Houses (1906 or earlier)

Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Quincy Smelter

Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

1.1 Ga Pahoehoe Lava

Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Quincy Mine Shaft Houses (1906 or earlier)

Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Quincy Smelter

Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

1.1 Ga Pahoehoe Lava

Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Quincy Mine Shaft Houses (1906 or earlier)

Quincy Mine, Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 5.2 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America	Continent
North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Mid-continent Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Mid-continent Rift, North America Plate	Narrow Rift
USA	Country
Michigan, USA	State
Houghton County, Michigan, USA	County
Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA	Township
Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA	Peninsula
Midcontinent Rift, USA	Geologic Province

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
United States, Michigan, Lake Superior	244.23.1275.0.0.0

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