Marquette Park Beach

Marquette Park Beach is a beach in , , . Marquette Park Beach is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .
  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Lake County, Indiana, United States
  • Also known as: Marquette Beach” and “Marquette Park Municipal Beach

Places of Interest

Highlights include Marquette Park and William A. Wirt High School.

Park
, originally called Lake Front Park, is a municipal park completely surrounded by . Its primary features include 1.4 miles of beaches, inland ponds, sand dunes, wetlands, a lagoon, and indigenous oak savanna.

William A Wirt Senior High School was a four-year public high school of the Gary Community School Corporation in . In May 2009 the school announced that after over 70 years it would be closing.

Railway station
Miller is a train station in , serving the South Shore Line commuter rail system. It serves the community of and is one of three South Shore Line stations within the municipal boundaries of Gary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miller Beach and Aetna.

Quarter
is a neighborhood of on the southernmost shore of . First settled in 1851, was originally an independent town.

Quarter
Photo: Visviva, CC0.
is a neighborhood in northeastern , south of and east of Interstate 65. As of 2000, the neighborhood had a population of 4,942, which was 83% black and 11% white. is situated 2 miles southwest of Marquette Park Beach.

Photo: JoeyBLS, Public domain.
, formerly known as East Gary, is a bedroom community of in , .

Marquette Park Beach

Latitude
41.61948° or 41° 37′ 10″ north
Longitude
-87.2667° or 87° 16′ 0″ west
Elevation
587 feet (179 metres)
Open location code
86HJJP9M+Q8
Geo­Names ID
4923242
Wiki­data ID
Q33327573
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Marquette Park Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Marquette Park Beach” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Marquette Park Beach

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Duneland Village and Miller.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Miller Town Hall and Miller Mall.

Lake County: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, and Crown Point.

Curious Beaches to Discover

Uncover intriguing beaches from every corner of the globe.