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Splash Down Dunes Waterpark

Splash Down Dunes Waterpark from directly overhead

Splash Down Dunes Waterpark is an attraction in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the west, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Nike Missile Silos, a historic site 0.6 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

water park in Porter, Indiana, United States

Wikidata Q5375360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.63403, -87.06513

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hawthorne Park: 1.0 mi
  • Indian Springs Park: 1.3 mi
  • Thomas Centennial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Chesterton Park: 1.8 mi
  • Coffee Creek Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 56
Peaks: 43
  • Hamilton Slide: 1.6 mi
  • Petingill Dune: 1.7 mi
  • Fort Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Tim: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Leman: 1.8 mi
Beaches: 34
  • East Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Ridge Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Porter Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Waverly Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Dune Acres Beach: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Petting Yard: 10.5 mi
  • Alligators: 10.5 mi
  • Australian Aviary: 10.5 mi
  • Monkey Island: 10.5 mi
  • Hawks: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Formal Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Hosta Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Daylily Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Entrance Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Plaza: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Tuskegee Airmen: 10.0 mi
  • Octave Chanute: 10.0 mi
  • Father Marquette Monument: 10.1 mi
  • Duet: 10.7 mi
  • Orville Redenbacher: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 8.0 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 5.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Splash Down Dunes Waterpark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberW 262°214 m9.0 mi
Chanute HillW 264°195 m10.5 mi
Mount HoldenNNE 17°194 m2.2 mi
Mount TomNNE 13°193 m2.0 mi
Mount JacksonNNE 21°192 m2.1 mi
Mount BaldyNE 54°185 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838485969737265544231
Precip in2.22.02.33.64.34.34.04.13.63.82.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2174895079

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