Houghton

Houghton

Houghton may refer to

Places

Australia

* Houghton, South Australia, a town near Adelaide
* Houghton Highway, the longest bridge in Australia, between Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland
* Houghton Island (Queensland)

Canada

*Houghton Township, Ontario, a former township in Norfolk County, Ontario

New Zealand

* Houghton Bay

outh Africa

* Houghton, Gauteng
* Houghton Estate, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg

United Kingdom

*Houghton, Cambridgeshire
*Houghton, Cumbria
*Houghton, East Riding of Yorkshire
*Houghton, Hampshire
*Houghton, Northumberland
*Houghton, Pembrokeshire
*Houghton, West Sussex
*Houghton-le-Side, Darlington
*Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland
*Houghton Bank, Darlington
*Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire
*New Houghton, Norfolk
*Houghton Hall, Norfolk (residence of Sir Robert Walpole)
*Houghton Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire
*Houghton House Bedfordshire

United States

*Houghton, Iowa
*Houghton, Michigan
*Houghton County, Michigan
*Houghton Lake, Michigan, an unincorporated community
*Houghton Lake (Michigan), a large lake
*Houghton Township, Michigan
*Houghton, New York
*Houghton, South Dakota
*Houghton, WashingtonMany of the places in the U.S. were named after geologist Douglass Houghton.

Other

* Houghton College in Houghton, New York
* Houghton Mifflin
* Houghton Winery
* Little Houghton
* Great Houghton
* the Houghton family, American business family

People

* Amo Houghton
* Amory Houghton, American diplomat and scouting notable
* Arthur Boyd Houghton
* Bev Houghton, fictional character
* Bobby Houghton
* Buck Houghton
* Chantelle Houghton
* Charles Frederick Houghton
* Don Houghton
* Douglas Houghton
* Douglass Houghton
* Eric Houghton
* Israel Houghton
* James Houghton
* James R. Houghton
* John Houghton (Saint) (died 1535), English Catholic priest and martyr
* John T. Houghton, British scientist.
* John Houghton (soccer), New Zealand soccer player
* John Houghton (Isle of Man), an Isle of Man politician
* Katharine Houghton
* Nick Houghton
* Peter Houghton
* Ray Houghton
* Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
* Sherman Otis Houghton
* Thomas Houghton
* Vasey Houghton


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  • Houghton — ist der Name folgender Ortschaften: in Großbritannien: Houghton (Cambridgeshire) Houghton (Cumbria) Houghton (Hampshire) Houghton (West Sussex) Houghton le Spring, Sunderland Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire New Houghton, Norfolk Houghton… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Houghton — Houghton, NY U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1748 Housing Units (2000): 333 Land area (2000): 2.443184 sq. miles (6.327816 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.018485 sq. miles (0.047876 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.461669 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Houghton, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 130 Housing Units (2000): 61 Land area (2000): 0.301528 sq. miles (0.780954 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.301528 sq. miles (0.780954 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Houghton, MI — U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 7010 Housing Units (2000): 2222 Land area (2000): 4.312580 sq. miles (11.169531 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.248485 sq. miles (0.643572 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.561065 sq. miles (11.813103 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Houghton, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1748 Housing Units (2000): 333 Land area (2000): 2.443184 sq. miles (6.327816 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.018485 sq. miles (0.047876 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.461669 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Houghton — (spr. Hoht n), Grafschaft im Staate Michigan (Nordamerika), 55 QM., am Lake Superior (Obern See); die Keweenaw Bai schneidet tief in die Grafschaft ein, der Sturgeon River durchfließt dieselbe; viel Kupfer (daher auch Copper Region genannt), Gold …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Houghton — (spr. haut n oder hōt n), Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord, engl. Politiker und Schriftsteller, geb. 19. Juni 1809, gest. 11. Aug. 1885 in Vichy, studierte in Cambridge und trat 1837 ins Unterhaus. Er unterstützte Sir Robert Peel bei Abschaffung des …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Houghton — ▪ Michigan, United States       city, seat (1852) of Houghton county, northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S. It lies along Portage Lake and the Keweenaw Waterway, opposite Hancock. It was settled in 1851 and named for Douglass Houghton, a …   Universalium

  • Houghton — 1 Original name in latin Houghton Name in other language Khauton, Khoton, Хаутон, Хотон State code US Continent/City America/Detroit longitude 47.12187 latitude 88.56901 altitude 197 Population 7708 Date 2011 05 14 2 Original name in latin… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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