Ouiatanon
Ouiatenon was a dwelling place of members of the Wea tribe of Native Americans. The name Ouiatenon, also variously given as Ouiatanon, Oujatanon, Ouiatano or other similar forms, is a French rendering of a term from the Wea dialect of the Miami-Illinois language which means "place of the people of the whirlpool", an ethnonym for the Wea.- Type: Locality
- Description: former village in Indiana, United States
- Also known as: “Ouiatenon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Purdue University Airport.
Purdue University Airport
Aerodrome
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Purdue University Airport is a public-use airport in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. It is owned by Purdue University, and is 2 nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Lafayette, Indiana, in West Lafayette. Purdue University Airport is situated 2 miles east of Ouiatanon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shadeland and West Lafayette.
Shadeland
Village
Shadeland is a town in Union Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Shadeland had a population of 1,757. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Shadeland is situated 3 miles southeast of Ouiatanon.
West Lafayette
Town
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West Lafayette is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,595 at the 2020 census. West Lafayette sits across the Wabash River from its sister city, Lafayette, and is a college town, home to Purdue University. West Lafayette is situated 4 miles east of Ouiatanon.
Lafayette
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Lafayette is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Central Indiana. It is located 2 hours southeast of Chicago and 1 hour northwest of Indianapolis. The Greater Lafayette metropolitan area consists of the cities of Lafayette and West Lafayette.
Ouiatanon
- Category: architectural structure
- Location: Wabash Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.41051° or 40° 24′ 38″ northLongitude
-86.97696° or 86° 58′ 37″ westOpen location code
86GMC26F+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 10224816350OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q3358131
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Satellite Map
Discover Ouiatanon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Ouiatanon” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ouiatenon”
- French: “Ouiatenon”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Ouiatenon Preserve and Sand Ridge Cemetery.
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