Furnessville Blowout

Furnessville Blowout is in Porter, Indiana. Furnessville Blowout is situated nearby to the peak Mount Hobo, as well as near the forest The Pinery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Indiana Dunes State Park and Florida Tropical House.

Indiana Dunes State Park

Park

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Indiana Dunes State Park is an Indiana state park located in Porter County, Indiana, United States, 47 miles east of Chicago. The park is bounded by Lake Michigan to the northwest and is surrounded by as well as within the authorized boundaries of Indiana Dunes National Park, a unit of the National Park Service; the NPS owns the water from the ordinary high water mark to 300 feet offshore.

Florida Tropical House

House

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The Florida Tropical House is a beach house on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Beverly Shores, Indiana, US. It was built in 1933 as part of the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition at the 1933 World's Fair in nearby Chicago. Florida Tropical House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Furnessville Blowout.

Wieboldt-Rostone House

House

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The Wieboldt-Rostone House is a historic building in the Century of Progress Architectural District in Beverly Shores, Indiana. The home was built in 1933, framed in steel, and clad with an artificial stone called Rostone. Wieboldt-Rostone House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Furnessville Blowout.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beverly Shores and Town of Pines.

Beverly Shores

Village

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Beverly Shores is a town in Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States, about 36 miles east of downtown Chicago. The population was 597 as of the 2023 5-year ACS census. Beverly Shores is situated 3 miles northeast of Furnessville Blowout.

Town of Pines

Village

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Town of Pines is a town in Pine Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 594 as of the 2020 census. Town of Pines is situated 3½ miles east of Furnessville Blowout.

Dune Acres

Village

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Dune Acres is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 234 as of the 2020 census. Dune Acres is located in the duneland of the south shore of Lake Michigan. Dune Acres is situated 3½ miles southwest of Furnessville Blowout.

Furnessville Blowout

Type: Sand
Category: landform
Location: Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.67355° or 41° 40′ 25″ north

Longitude

-87.02557° or 87° 1′ 32″ west

Open location code

86HJMXFF+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 437351386

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=sand

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Highlights include Mount Hobo and The Pinery.

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