Weiland Ditch

Weiland Ditch is a canal in Porter, Indiana. Weiland Ditch is situated near the hamlet Furnessville, as well as near the locality Tremont.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Indiana Dunes State Park and Beverly Shores station.

Indiana Dunes State Park

Park

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Indiana Dunes State Park is an Indiana state park located in Porter County, Indiana, United States, 47 miles east of Chicago. The park is bounded by Lake Michigan to the northwest and is surrounded by as well as within the authorized boundaries of Indiana Dunes National Park, a unit of the National Park Service; the NPS owns the water from the ordinary high water mark to 300 feet offshore. Indiana Dunes State Park is situated 1½ miles west of Weiland Ditch.

Beverly Shores station

Railway stop

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beverly Shores is a train station in Beverly Shores, Indiana, served by the South Shore Line interurban commuter railroad. The station serves the town of Beverly Shores as well as the nearby Town of Pines. It is a flag stop. Beverly Shores station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Weiland Ditch.

Florida Tropical House

House

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The Florida Tropical House is a beach house on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Beverly Shores, Indiana, US. It was built in 1933 as part of the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition at the 1933 World's Fair in nearby Chicago. Florida Tropical House is situated 2 miles north of Weiland Ditch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beverly Shores and Town of Pines.

Beverly Shores

Village

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beverly Shores is a town in Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States, about 36 miles east of downtown Chicago. The population was 597 as of the 2023 5-year ACS census. Beverly Shores is situated 3 miles northeast of Weiland Ditch.

Town of Pines

Village

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Town of Pines is a town in Pine Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 594 as of the 2020 census. Town of Pines is situated 3 miles northeast of Weiland Ditch.

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 4 miles west of Weiland Ditch.

Weiland Ditch

Type: Canal
Category: body of water
Location: Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.65887° or 41° 39′ 32″ north

Longitude

-87.01043° or 87° 0′ 38″ west

Elevation

627 feet (191 metres)

Open location code

86HJMX5Q+GR

GeoNames ID

7718637

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Furnessville and Tremont.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Furnessville Cemetery and Bodin Airport.

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