Purdue University Northwest
Purdue University Northwest is an university in North Township, Lake County, Indiana which is located on 169th Street. Purdue University Northwest is situated nearby to the sports venue Purdue Fitness & Recreation Center, as well as near Knickerbocker Parkway.- Type: University
- Also known as: “Purdue University Calumet”
- Address: 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carlson Oxbow Park and East Chicago station.
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.
East Chicago station
Railway station
Photo: liz bustamante, CC BY 2.0.
East Chicago is a train station at 5615 Indianapolis Boulevard in East Chicago, Indiana. It serves the South Shore Line commuter rail line from Chicago, Illinois to South Bend, Indiana. East Chicago station is situated 2 miles north of Purdue University Northwest.
South Hammond station
Railway station
Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0.
South Hammond station is a South Shore Line rail station in Hammond, Indiana. Constructed as part of the Monon Corridor project, it opened to revenue service on March 31, 2026. It features a 1,000-space park and ride lot and is adjacent to the Monon Trail. South Hammond station is situated 2½ miles west of Purdue University Northwest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodmar and Hessville.
Woodmar
Neighborhood
Woodmar is a neighborhood in southeast Hammond, Indiana, approximately between Columbia and Kennedy Avenues. It is bounded to the east by Hessville, to the west by South Hammond, to the north by industrial land along United States Route 20, and to the south by the town of 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.
Schleicher
Neighborhood
Schleicher is a small neighborhood in the southern portion of Hammond, IN. It is south of I-80/94, with US Route 41 bordering it to the east, Columbia AVE to the west, and the Little Calumet River to the south, separating Hammond from Munster, IN.
Purdue University Northwest
- Category: education
- Location: North Township, Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.58135° or 41° 34′ 53″ northLongitude
-87.47141° or 87° 28′ 17″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Operator
Purdue University NorthwestOpen location code
86HJHGJH+GCOpenStreetMap ID
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