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Welcome to Blackhawk Beach ...

Blackhawk Beach is located in Porter County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blackhawk Beach: Blackhawk Bch.

Blackhawk Beach is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blackhawk Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Blackhawk Beach (for example, toward Walkerton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Blackhawk Beach: 219

Communities near Blackhawk Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blackhawk Beach.

  • Gary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Portage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrillville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Michigan City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • La Porte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Griffith
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Chesterton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station
    • Lake Station is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Station <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blackhawk Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blackhawk Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blackhawk Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackhawk Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackhawk Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Blackhawk Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackhawk Beach ...

Looking for more information about Blackhawk Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blackhawk Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blackhawk Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Porter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackhawk Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.