Block Field
Block Field is a park in Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana. Block Field is situated nearby to the neighborhood Washington Park, as well as near Prairie Park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gary/Chicago International Airport and Ameristar Casino East Chicago.
Gary/Chicago International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gary/Chicago International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport in Gary, in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is three miles northwest of the city center of Gary, and 25 miles southeast of the Chicago Loop. Gary/Chicago International Airport is situated 2½ miles southeast of Block Field.
Ameristar Casino East Chicago
Casino
Photo: Paulmcdonald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago is a riverboat casino in East Chicago, Indiana, docked at Indiana Harbor on Lake Michigan. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. Ameristar Casino East Chicago is situated 1½ miles northeast of Block Field.
East Chicago station
Railway station
Photo: liz bustamante, CC BY 2.0.
East Chicago is a train station at 5615 Indianapolis Boulevard in East Chicago, Indiana. It serves the South Shore Line commuter rail line from Chicago, Illinois to South Bend, Indiana. East Chicago station is situated 2 miles southwest of Block Field.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Park and Prairie Park.
Washington Park
Neighborhood
Washington Park or Park Addition is a neighborhood in the Indiana Harbor section of East Chicago, Indiana, near the city park with which it shares its name. It is bounded on the north by U.S. Route 12, and on the south by 144th Street.
Prairie Park
Neighborhood
Prairie Park is a neighborhood in the Indiana Harbor section of East Chicago, Indiana. It is bounded on the north by U.S. 12, and on the south by Indiana 312.
East Chicago
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East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, and a suburb of Chicago. East Chicago had its start in 1893, and, with the arrival of Inland Steel in 1903, it soon became the most industrialized city in America, with some 80% of the area relegated to heavy industry.
Block Field
- Type: Park
- Location: Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.63281° or 41° 37′ 58″ northLongitude
-87.45143° or 87° 27′ 5″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Open location code
86HJJGMX+4CGeoNames ID
4918201
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