Portage Community Hospital heliport

Portage Community Hospital heliport is a helipad in Portage, Porter, Indiana. Portage Community Hospital heliport is situated nearby to Portage Hospital, as well as near the health club Planet Fitness.

Type: Helipad
Description: heliport in Porter County, Indiana, United States
Also known as: “8IN5” and “Portage Community Hospital Heliport”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nike Missile Site C-47 and Portage High School.

Nike Missile Site C-47

Ruins

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. Nike Missile Site C-47 is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Portage Community Hospital heliport.

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 1 mile northeast of Portage Community Hospital heliport.

Johnsons Strawberry Farm Airport

Aerodrome

Johnsons Strawberry Farm Airport is a private-use airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Hobart, a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. This airport is privately owned by Rodney Johnson. Johnsons Strawberry Farm Airport is situated 2½ miles west of Portage Community Hospital heliport.

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. The population was 5,282 at the 2010 census. South Haven is situated 2½ miles east of Portage Community Hospital heliport.

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 2½ miles south of Portage Community Hospital heliport.