Furnessville Substation
Furnessville Substation is an electrical substation in Porter, Indiana which is located on Dunes Highway. Furnessville Substation is situated nearby to the nature reserve Dunes Nature Preserve, as well as near Great Marsh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Indiana Dunes State Park and Dune Park station.
Indiana Dunes State Park
Park
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.
Dune Park station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dune Park is a station in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, located north of the municipalities of Chesterton and Porter. It is used by South Shore Line trains, and serves as the headquarters of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, the umbrella agency that operates the South Shore Line. Dune Park station is situated 2 miles southwest of Furnessville Substation.
Indiana Dunes Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Indiana Dunes Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Furnessville Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dune Acres and Chesterton.
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 3 miles west of Furnessville Substation.
Chesterton
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chesterton is a small town in Northwestern Indiana, home to the headquarters of the South Shore Railroad.
Beverly Shores
Village
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 3½ miles northeast of Furnessville Substation.
Furnessville Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Address: Dunes Highway, Chesterton, IN 46304
- Category: industry
- Location: Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.65653° or 41° 39′ 24″ northLongitude
-87.02899° or 87° 1′ 44″ westOperator
NICTDOpen location code
86HJMX4C+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 89426326
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Notable Places Nearby
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