Guard House
Guard House is a building in Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana. Guard House is situated nearby to Bailly Generating Station, as well as near North Blag Slough.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Indiana Dunes National Park and Bailly Generating Station.
Indiana Dunes National Park
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Indiana Dunes National Park, in the northwestern part of the state, is the only national park in Indiana. It's popular for its big sand dunes and plentiful beaches on Lake Michigan, and for its easily accessible location near Chicago.
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 1,300 feet northeast of Guard House.
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.
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 Guard House.
Porter
Porter is an old railroad town just south of the Indiana Dunes National Park in Northwestern Indiana.Guard House
- Type: Building
- Location: Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.64076° or 41° 38′ 27″ northLongitude
-87.1218° or 87° 7′ 19″ westOpen location code
86HJJVRH+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 469586183OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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