Buffington Harbor
The Buffington Harbor is located on the shores of Gary, Indiana United States. It is home to restaurants, hotels, and two casino boats owned by Don Barden…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 2 miles south of Buffington Harbor.
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.
Indiana Harbor Public Library
Building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Indiana Harbor Public Library, also known as Grand Boulevard Carnegie Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at 3605 Grand Boulevard in East Chicago, Indiana. Indiana Harbor Public Library is situated 2 miles west of Buffington Harbor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunnyside and Prairie Park.
Sunnyside
Neighborhood
Sunnyside is a neighborhood in easternmost East Chicago, Indiana, in the Indiana Harbor section near Cline Avenue. It is unique among East Chicago neighborhoods for its suburban character, including a curvilinear street grid.
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. Prairie Park is situated 1½ miles southwest of Buffington Harbor.
Indiana Harbor
Neighborhood
Indiana Harbor or The Harbor is the portion of East Chicago, Indiana, located east of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, as opposed to "East Chicago proper" which is located west of the canal. Indiana Harbor is situated 1½ miles west of Buffington Harbor.
Buffington Harbor
- Type: Marina
- Description: casino district in Gary, Indiana, United States
- Categories: recreation area and transportation
- Location: Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.64364° or 41° 38′ 37″ northLongitude
-87.41462° or 87° 24′ 53″ westElevation
574 feet (175 metres)Open location code
86HJJHVP+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 358650149OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=marina
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