Burns Waterway Harbor

Burns Waterway Harbor is a dock in Porter, Indiana. Burns Waterway Harbor is situated near the village Burns Harbor, as well as near the locality Wilson.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor and Portage/Ogden Dunes station.

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor is an active maritime port owned by the State of Indiana. The state legislature created the Indiana Port Commission in 1961 to research and act upon opening maritime ports on Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline as well as the Ohio River.

Portage/Ogden Dunes station

Railway station

Photo: Jacob G., CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portage/Ogden Dunes is a station in Porter County, Indiana serving the municipalities of Portage, Indiana and Ogden Dunes, Indiana. It is used by South Shore Line trains. Portage/Ogden Dunes station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Burns Waterway Harbor.

Bailly Generating Station

Photo: Alen Ištoković, CC BY 3.0.

The Bailly Generating Station was a 604-megawatt coal power plant located in Burns Harbor, Indiana, on the shore of Lake Michigan adjacent to the Port of Indiana. Bailly Generating Station is situated 2 miles east of Burns Waterway Harbor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burns Harbor and Ogden Dunes.

Burns Harbor

Village

Photo: Kgmnmr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burns Harbor is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States on the shores of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Burns Harbor is situated 1½ miles southeast of Burns Waterway Harbor.

Ogden Dunes

Village

Photo: ONUnicorn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ogden Dunes is a town in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan, within Indiana Dunes National Park and nearly surrounded by the city of Portage. Ogden Dunes is situated 2½ miles southwest of Burns Waterway Harbor.

Dune Acres

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Dune Acres is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 234 as of the 2020 census. Dune Acres is located in the duneland of the south shore of Lake Michigan. Dune Acres is situated 3½ miles east of Burns Waterway Harbor.

Burns Waterway Harbor

Type: Dock
Category: transport
Location: Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.64254° or 41° 38′ 33″ north

Longitude

-87.15392° or 87° 9′ 14″ west

Elevation

574 feet (175 metres)

Open location code

86HJJRVW+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358676752

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dock

GeoNames ID

4918569

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wilson and Shady Side.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: East Harbor Arm and Burns International Harbor.

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Worth a closer look: Indianapolis and Fort Wayne.

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