Old Lighthouse Museum

Old Lighthouse Museum is a museum in Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana which is located on Heisman Harbor Drive. Old Lighthouse Museum is situated nearby to Washington Park Zoo, as well as near the power station Michigan City Generating Station.

Type: Museum
Historically known as: “Old Light House” and “Old Lighthouse”
Address: 100 Heisman Harbor Drive, Michigan City, IN 46360

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Washington Park Zoo and Washington Park.

Washington Park Zoo

Zoo

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The Washington Park Zoo is a zoo located in Washington Park, Michigan City, Indiana, which covers 15 acres on a hilly sand dune close to the southeastern tip of Lake Michigan. Washington Park Zoo is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Old Lighthouse Museum.

Washington Park

Park

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Washington Park is a historic public park and national historic district located on Lake Michigan at Michigan City, Indiana. The park encompasses 13 contributing buildings, three contributing sites, 11 contributing structures, and 21 contributing objects, and includes the Michigan City Zoo.

Michigan City Generating Station

Power station

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Michigan City Generating Station is a coal and natural gas-fired power plant located on the shore of Lake Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana. It is operated by Northern Indiana Public Service Company, owned by NiSource. Michigan City Generating Station is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Old Lighthouse Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Michigan City and Pottawattamie Park.

Michigan City

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Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 32,075 at the 2020 census. Located along Lake Michigan in the Michiana region, the city is about 45 miles east of Chicago and is 40 miles west of South Bend.

Pottawattamie Park

Village

Pottawattamie Park is a town in Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 242 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pottawattamie Park is situated 2 miles east of Old Lighthouse Museum.

Long Beach

Village

Long Beach is a town in Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Long Beach had a population of 1,189. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan statistical area. Long Beach is situated 3 miles northeast of Old Lighthouse Museum.

Old Lighthouse Museum

Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.72269° or 41° 43′ 22″ north

Longitude

-86.90601° or 86° 54′ 22″ west

Elevation

581 feet (177 metres)

Inception

1858

Open location code

86HMP3FV+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 494078911

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=lighthouse

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

12036324

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