Block Ditch
Block Ditch is a canal in Porter, Indiana. Block Ditch is situated nearby to the hamlet Coolwood Acres, as well as near Crestview.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Porter County Memorial Opera Hall and Christopher Center.
Porter County Memorial Opera Hall
Theater building
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Porter County Memorial Hall, also known as Memorial Opera House, is an historic Grand Army of the Republic memorial hall located in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. Porter County Memorial Opera Hall is situated 2 miles northeast of Block Ditch.
Christopher Center
Library
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Christopher Center Library is the library on the campus of Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. The Christopher Center is Valparaiso's fourth library and replaces the former Henry F. Christopher Center is situated 2½ miles northeast of Block Ditch.
Porter County Courthouse
Courthouse
Porter County Courthouse is in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. The current building replaced the brick building in 1883. The current building is 128 feet by 98 feet. Porter County Courthouse is situated 2 miles northeast of Block Ditch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberdeen and Valparaiso.
Aberdeen
Hamlet
Aberdeen is a census-designated place in Center Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The community centers on The Course at Aberdeen, a golf course. The population of the CDP was 2,117 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,875 in the 2010 census. Aberdeen is situated 1½ miles west of Block Ditch.
Valparaiso
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Valparaiso is a city of 43,000 people in Porter County, in Northwestern Indiana. It is home to namesake Valparaiso University. The university is a cultural center of the city, hosting venues such as the Brauer Museum of Art, home to more than 2,700 pieces of 19th- and 20th century American art…
Malden
Hamlet
Malden is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The town is locally well known for its Labor Day parade, usually having a large turn-out despite the town's small size. Malden is situated 6 miles southeast of Block Ditch.
Block Ditch
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.44643° or 41° 26′ 47″ northLongitude
-87.08086° or 87° 4′ 51″ westElevation
689 feet (210 metres)Open location code
86HJCWW9+HMGeoNames ID
4918200
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Localities in the Area
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