Salt Creek

Salt Creek is a stream in Porter, Indiana. Salt Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shady Side, as well as near the locality Wilson.

Places of Interest

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

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 2 miles west of Salt Creek.

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.

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.

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 west of Salt Creek.

Portage

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Portage is a town in Northwestern Indiana. It's industrialized, but not quite as heavily as Gary to the west.

Salt Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Little Salt Creek”
Category: body of water
Location: Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.61127° or 41° 36′ 41″ north

Longitude

-87.15019° or 87° 9′ 1″ west

Elevation

587 feet (179 metres)

Open location code

86HJJR6X+GW

GeoNames ID

4926105

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