Houghton may refer to several places:

• in the United Kingdom:
  • Houghton, Cumbria
  • Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland
  • Houghton House , Norfolk (the birthplace of Sir Robert Walpole)
  • Houghton House, Bedfordshire
• in the United States:
  • Houghton, Washington
  • Houghton, Iowa
  • Houghton, Michigan
  • Houghton, New York

Similar names include:

• Houghton County, Michigan
• Houghton Lake, Michigan
• Houghton Township, Michigan

Many of the places in the U.S. were named after geologist Douglass Houghton

There is also a Houghton College at Houghton, New York.