Wilson

Wilson is a locality in Portage, Porter, Indiana. Wilson is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shady Side, as well as near Marina Shores.

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.

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 1½ miles west of Wilson.

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 4½ miles northeast of Wilson.

Wilson

Type: Locality
Location: Portage, Porter, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.61976° or 41° 37′ 11″ north

Longitude

-87.1592° or 87° 9′ 33″ west

Elevation

600 feet (183 metres)

Open location code

86HJJR9R+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 153801099

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

4928293

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