Horseshoe Area
Horseshoe Area is a landfill in Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana. Horseshoe Area is situated nearby to Bailly Generating Station, as well as near North Blag Slough.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bailly Generating Station and Joseph Bailly Homestead.
Bailly Generating Station
Photo: Alen Ištoković, CC BY 3.0.
The Bailly Generating Station was a 604-megawatt coal power plant located in Burns Harbor, Indiana, on the shore of Lake Michigan adjacent to the Port of Indiana. Bailly Generating Station is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Horseshoe Area.
Joseph Bailly Homestead
Historic site
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Joseph Bailly Homestead, also known as Joseph Bailly Homestead and Cemetery, in Porter, Indiana, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The Bailly Homestead is preserved by the National Park Service in Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana. Joseph Bailly Homestead is situated 2 miles southeast of Horseshoe Area.
Cowles Bog
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Cowles Bog is a 4,000-year-old wetland complex in Indiana Dunes National Park, near Chesterton, Indiana. It is named for Henry Chandler Cowles who did his pioneering work in ecology and ecological succession here. Cowles Bog is situated 1½ miles east of Horseshoe Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burns Harbor and Dune Acres.
Burns Harbor
Village
Photo: Kgmnmr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burns Harbor is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States on the shores of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Dune Acres
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
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 2 miles east of Horseshoe Area.
Porter
Porter is an old railroad town just south of the Indiana Dunes National Park in Northwestern Indiana.Horseshoe Area
- Type: Landfill
- Also known as: “SWMU18”
- Location: Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.63857° or 41° 38′ 19″ northLongitude
-87.1248° or 87° 7′ 29″ westOpen location code
86HJJVQG+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 469405346OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=landfill
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