Nike Missile Site C-47
Nike Missile Site C-47 is a former missile site near Portage, Indiana. The Nike defense system was a Cold War-era missile system in the United States. Nike missiles were radar guided, supersonic antiaircraft missiles.- Type: Ruins
- Description: missile site near Portage, Indiana
- Also known as: “Nike Missile Site C47”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portage High School.
Portage High School
School
Portage High School is a public high school in Portage, Indiana that serves grades 9 through 12. The school has been in the area since the 1960s but can be dated back to the 1940s. Portage High School is situated 1½ miles north of Nike Missile Site C-47.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Haven and Wheeler.
South Haven
Town
South Haven is a census-designated place in Portage Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, South Haven had a population of 5,084. South Haven is situated 1½ miles northeast of Nike Missile Site C-47.
Wheeler
Hamlet
Photo: Visviva, Public domain.
Wheeler is an unincorporated census-designated place in northern Union Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 130, northwest of the city of Valparaiso. Wheeler is situated 1½ miles southwest of Nike Missile Site C-47.
Hobart
Photo: Dennisyerger84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hobart is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,752 at the 2020 census, up from 29,059 in 2010. It has been historically primarily residential, though recent annexation has added a notable retail corridor to the city.
Nike Missile Site C-47
- Categories: missile launch facility and historic site
- Location: Portage, Porter, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.53408° or 41° 32′ 3″ northLongitude
-87.16673° or 87° 10′ 0″ westOpen location code
86HJGRMM+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 434603400OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q20711274
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