Hess Elementary School

Hess Elementary School is a school in North Township, Lake County, Indiana, which is located on Orchard Drive. Hess Elementary School is situated near Wedgewood Park, as well as near 81st/Liable Park.

Type: School
Also known as: “Orchard Drive Elementary School”
Address: 3640 Orchard Drive, Hammond, IN 46323

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Carlson Oxbow Park and Oliver P. Morton High School.

Carlson Oxbow Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Markringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Carlson Oxbow Park is an 89 acres nature park located in the Hessville neighborhood of Hammond, Indiana, along the north bank of the Little Calumet River and immediately south of the Borman Expressway.

Oliver P. Morton High School

School

Oliver P. Morton High School is a public secondary school located in Hammond, Indiana, in the School City of Hammond district. It is named for Oliver P. Morton, the 14th Governor of Indiana. Oliver P. Morton High School is situated 1 mile north of Hess Elementary School.

West Side Leadership Academy

School

West Side Leadership Academy is a four-year public school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana. West Side Leadership Academy is situated 2 miles northeast of Hess Elementary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hessville and Highland.

Hessville

Neighborhood

Hessville is a neighborhood of Hammond, Indiana. Located in the southeast corner of Hammond, it adjoins the Hammond neighborhood of Woodmar to the west, the East Chicago neighborhood of Calumet to the north, the Gary neighborhoods of Westside and Black Oak to the east, and the town of Highland to the south.

Highland

Town

Photo: Aneekr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Highland is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 23,984 at the 2020 census. The town was incorporated on April 4, 1910. It is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and North Township, and is surrounded by Hammond to the north, Munster to the west, Schererville to the south and Griffith to the east. Highland is situated 1½ miles south of Hess Elementary School.

Westside

Quarter

Westside is a neighborhood in west-central Gary, Indiana, USA, bounded by the Cline Avenue expressway on the west, the Norfolk Southern railroad on the north, Clark Road on the east and 25th Avenue on the south. Westside is situated 2 miles northeast of Hess Elementary School.

Hess Elementary School

Category: education
Location: North Township, Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.57445° or 41° 34′ 28″ north

Longitude

-87.44072° or 87° 26′ 27″ west

Elevation

600 feet (183 metres)

Operator

School City of Hammond

Open location code

86HJHHF5+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1176542009

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wedgewood Park and 81st/Liable Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Krazy Kaplans Fireworks and Best Western Hammond.

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