La Porte County Historical Society
La Porte County Historical Society is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Kesling Park, a park 0.7 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kesling Park: 0.7 mi
- Clarke Park: 1.0 mi
- Hastings park: 1.0 mi
- Allesee Park: 1.2 mi
- Koomler Park: 1.4 mi
- Luhr County Park: 2.9 mi
- Calvin Huff Wildlife Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Pinhook Bog: 7.7 mi
- Flora Richardson Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Myrna J. Newgent Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Carlisle Hill: 12.0 mi
- Bismarck Hill: 13.8 mi
- Crescent Dune: 14.2 mi
- Mount Baldy: 14.3 mi
- Mount McCray: 14.7 mi
- MTB Skills Area: 2.9 mi
- Tree Sign: 12.2 mi
- Friendship Botanic Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Notre Dame Elementary School: 12.8 mi
- Lake Clare: 12.9 mi
- Scipio Township School: 3.6 mi
- Greenwood Memorial Chapel: 12.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 12.4 mi
- WW2 Monument "Victory Was Ours": 12.4 mi
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 13.4 mi
- Pioneer Land: 2.7 mi
- Rumely Allis-Chalmers LaPorte Heritage Center: 2.8 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 11.5 mi
- Barker Mansion: 13.6 mi
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum: 13.8 mi
- Stone Lake Beach: 2.9 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 13.8 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 14.0 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 14.2 mi
- Crescent Dune Beach: 14.3 mi
- Jackson Street Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 14.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 14.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 14.1 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Hardwoods: 11.6 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 16.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 1.9 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 1.9 mi
- Duet: 14.0 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 20.4 mi
- Labyrinth: 24.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.1 mi
- Tool Shed: 14.1 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 14.1 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 14.6 mi
- Breakwater Light: 14.7 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 11.2 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 11.5 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 12.4 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 13.7 mi
- Tremont: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Porte County Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | ENE 63° | 280.4 m | 12.0 mi |
| Navin Hill | SE 143° | 277.4 m | 24.5 mi |
| Vargo Hill | E 96° | 270 m | 18.6 mi |
| Reeves Hill | E 94° | 264 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Edward | NNE 14° | 242 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Randall | NNE 14° | 235 m | 22.8 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 13° | 233 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NNE 13° | 229 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:36 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/812689978
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 21 mi
- Portage · 25 mi
- Lake Station · 29 mi
- Hobart · 30 mi
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