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Welcome to Long Lake Island ...

Long Lake Island is located in Porter County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Long Lake Island: Long Lk. Island

Long Lake Island is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Long Lake Island lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Area Code for Long Lake Island: 219

Communities near Long Lake Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Lake Island.

  • Gary
    (16 miles [25.7 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)
  • Valparaiso
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Michigan City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobart
    (10 miles [16.1 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)

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 Long Lake Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Lake Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Long Lake Island. 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 Long Lake Island.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Lake Island ...

Looking for more information about Long Lake Island? 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 Long Lake Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long Lake Island.

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 Long Lake Island - 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.