Tremont
Tremont is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Tremont (New City West), a historic site 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Porter County, Indiana
What the record says
- Founded
- 1833
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunes Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Dunes Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- J.D. Marshall Underwater Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Cowles Bog National Natural Landmark: 2.6 mi
- J. Timothy Ritchie Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Indiana Dunes State Park: 1.3 mi
- Hawthorne Park: 2.4 mi
- Thomas Centennial Park: 2.6 mi
- Coffee Creek Park: 2.7 mi
- Indian Springs Park: 2.8 mi
- Mount Jackson: 1.0 mi
- Mount Miner: 1.1 mi
- Mount Tom: 1.2 mi
- Mount Russell: 1.2 mi
- Mount Holden: 1.2 mi
- Tremont (New City West): 0.1 mi
- Bill and Fran Meyer: 1.0 mi
- Charles and Lorraine Sandor: 1.3 mi
- Nike Missile Silos: 2.0 mi
- Verteran's Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Splash Down Dunes Waterpark: 1.5 mi
- Petting Yard: 9.0 mi
- Alligators: 9.1 mi
- Australian Aviary: 9.1 mi
- Monkey Island: 9.1 mi
- Waverly Beach: 1.4 mi
- Porter Beach: 1.7 mi
- East Beach: 2.0 mi
- Ridge Beach: 2.2 mi
- Dune Acres Beach: 2.7 mi
- Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center: 3.3 mi
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery: 3.4 mi
- Barker Mansion: 8.6 mi
- Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education: 12.0 mi
- Nelson Algren Museum: 12.0 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.1 mi
- Hosta Garden: 3.1 mi
- Daylily Garden: 3.1 mi
- Entrance Garden: 7.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 8.7 mi
- Duet: 9.2 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 11.2 mi
- Octave Chanute: 11.2 mi
- Father Marquette Monument: 11.4 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 12.5 mi
- Breakwater Light: 8.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.7 mi
- Tool Shed: 8.7 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 8.8 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 8.8 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 3.6 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 7.6 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 17.5 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 4.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tremont. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | WSW 257° | 214 m | 10.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | W 260° | 195 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Holden | NNW 336° | 194 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 326° | 193 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Jackson | NNW 340° | 192 m | 1.0 mi |
| Mount Baldy | NE 55° | 185 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Indiana Dunes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 3 mi
- Portage · 8 mi
- Lake Station · 12 mi
- Hobart · 14 mi
- Gary · 16 mi
- Merrillville · 19 mi
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