Long Lake, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

#7 among attractions in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Lake, Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune

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Long Lake is a large interdunal wetland in the Indiana Dunes region of Northwest Indiana. It was originally approximately 8 miles in length, but has been shortened due to development and drainage. It has a surface area of 34 hectares, and a maximum depth of 1.8 meters. There are three small islands, and the total shoreline length is 4.6 kilometers. ()

Elevation: 604 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°36'55"N, 87°12'41"W

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Long Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marquette Park, Ogden Dunes Beach, Mammals of the Indiana Dunes, Miller Woods.

2.2 miW
Park
Marquette Park, Gary
56 min walk • Marquette Park, originally called Lake Front Park, is a municipal park completely surrounded by Indiana Dunes National Park. Its primary elements include 1.4 miles of white sand Lake Michigan beaches, inland ponds, impressively high sand dunes, wetlands, a lagoon, and indigenous oak savanna.
1.3 miNE
41°37'43"N • 87°11'37"W
Ogden Dunes Beach, Portage
34 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
5.8 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune
Mammals of the Indiana Dunes, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
148 min walk • Thirty-seven species of mammals have been identified at Indiana Dunes National Park. Four other species are thought to inhabit the park, but have not been documented: the northern long-eared myotis, the Indiana bat, the hoary bat, and the southern bog...
3 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune
Miller Woods, Gary
76 min walk • Miller Woods is the far western unit of Indiana Dunes National Park in the lakefront community of Miller Beach, Indiana. Miller Woods is home to the federally endangered Karner Blue butterfly and the federally threatened Pitcher's thistle. Miller Woods is also the only part of the National Park that also adjoins the Grand Calumet River.
2.8 miW
City hall
Miller Town Hall, Gary
71 min walk • The Miller Town Hall is a two-story brick building in the Miller Beach community in Gary, Indiana, in the United States. It was constructed to serve as the administrative building for the town of Miller, incorporated in 1907, and was used for that purpose until Miller's annexation into Gary in 1918.
2.4 miW
Museum, History museum, Science museum
Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium, Gary
61 min walk • Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium, formerly known as Lakefront Park Bathhouse and also known as Chanute Aquatorium, is located at One Marquette Drive at Miller Beach in Marquette Park, Gary, Indiana. The aquatorium was designed by George Washington Maher and constructed in 1921.
5.8 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune
Invertebrates of the Indiana Dunes, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
148 min walk • Indiana Dunes National Park is a National Park Service unit on the shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana, United States. A BioBlitz took place there on May 15 and 16, 2009. During that time, a list of organisms was compiled which included invertebrates.
2.1 miSE
41°35'29"N • 87°11'9"W
Woodland Park, Portage
55 min walk • Park
3.4 miSW
Locality
Lake Station
86 min walk • For those interested in history and culture, Lake Station has several attractions to explore. The city is home to the Lake Station Historical Society Museum, which showcases the rich heritage of the region through exhibits and artifacts.
4.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Aetna, Gary
111 min walk • Aetna is a neighborhood in northeastern Gary, Indiana, south of Miller Beach and east of Interstate 65. As of 2000, the neighborhood had a population of 4,942, which was 83% black and 11% white.
2.7 miW
Town, Neighbourhood
Miller Beach, Gary
70 min walk • Miller Beach is a neighborhood of Gary, Indiana on the southernmost shore of Lake Michigan. First settled in 1851, Miller Beach was originally an independent town.