Miller Beach, Gary

Name: Miller Beach
Address: Gary, United States

#40 among attractions in Gary

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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. However, the "Town of Miller" was eventually annexed by the then flourishing city of Gary in 1918. Located in the northeastern corner of Lake County, Indiana, the former town is now known as "The Miller Beach Community." Miller Beach borders Lake Michigan to the north, Porter County to the east, and is largely surrounded by protected lands, including Indiana Dunes National Park. Miller Beach is also the closest beach/resort community to Chicago, and has been a popular vacation spot since the early 20th century. As of the 2000 US census, it had a population of 9,900. ()

Coordinates: 41°36'4"N, 87°15'40"W

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Northeast Gary (Miller)Gary United States

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Miller Beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Methodist Church, Palace Theater, Long Lake, Marquette Park.

4 miW
Church
City Methodist Church, Gary
102 min walk • The City Methodist Church, latterly known as City United Methodist Church is a disused church in Gary, Indiana. Once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest, it ceased as a place of worship in 1975 after a relatively brief life of just over 50 years.
3.9 miW
Cinema, Palace
Palace Theater, Gary
100 min walk • The Palace Theater is a 1925 movie theater, now closed, located at 791 Broadway in Gary, Indiana, in the city's Emerson neighborhood. It was designed by the prominent movie palace architect John Eberson.
2.7 miE
Lake, Natural attraction, Nature
Long Lake, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
70 min walk • 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.
1.4 miN
Park
Marquette Park, Gary
35 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.
4 miNE
41°37'43"N • 87°11'37"W
Ogden Dunes Beach, Portage
102 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
0.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune
Miller Woods, Gary
13 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.
~130 ftSW
City hall
Miller Town Hall, Gary
1 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.
1.3 miN
Museum, History museum, Science museum
Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium, Gary
34 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.
3.9 miE
41°35'29"N • 87°11'9"W
Woodland Park, Portage
101 min walk • Park
3.7 miW
Museum, History museum
Gary Land Company Building, Gary
96 min walk • Gary Land Company Building, also known as Gary's First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana.
2 miSE
Locality
Lake Station
52 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.