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Discover Black Oak
Black Oak in Lake County (Indiana) is a place in United States about 576 mi (or 927 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Black Oak is now 01:18 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Black Oak, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Gary Chicago International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Crown Point, Valparaiso, Chicago, Kankakee and Rensselaer. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 67% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 15th of May 2024
22°C (72 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
23°C (73 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 17th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hampton Inn - Suites Schererville
AMERISTAR EAST CHICAGO CASINO AND HOTEL
Holiday Inn Express & Suites SCHERERVILLE
Hampton Inn - Suites by Hilton Hammond IN
Residence Inn Chicago Southeast/Hammond IN
Courtyard Chicago Southeast/Hammond IN
Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago Southeast/Hammond IN
Majestic Star Casino & Hotel
Comfort Inn Hobart
Rodeway Inn
Videos from this area
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Lake County Sheriff on that B.S.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hammond Circus Train Wreck
The Hammond Circus Train Wreck occurred on June 22, 1918, and was one of the worst train wrecks in US history. Eighty-six people died and another 127 were injured when a locomotive engineer fell asleep and ran his train into the rear of another near Hammond, Indiana.
WIND (AM)
WIND "AM 560" is a radio station based in Chicago, Illinois, broadcasting its talk radio format on 560 kHz. Its current owner is Salem Media, a company specializing primarily in Christian radio. WIND is similar to many of Salem's other secular talk stations, airing a lineup consisting of syndicated conservative talkers including Glenn Beck, Michael Medved, Dennis Prager, Michael Savage, Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, and former Saturday Night Live star Dennis Miller.
Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago
The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago is part of The Art Institutes, a system of for-profit proprietary colleges focusing on creative industries. The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago offers bachelor's degree or associates degree for several programs including: fashion, interior design, visual communication/graphic design and other media arts, and culinary arts with an enrollment of 3500 students.
William Merritt Chase Alternative School
William Merritt Chase Alternative School is a six-year (7-12) alternative school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana, United States.
Calumet High School (Gary, Indiana)
Calumet High School is a four year (9-12) public high school of the Lake Ridge Schools Corporation in unincorporated Lake County, Indiana, United States, near the city of Gary.
Gary Airport (NICTD)
Gary Airport/Clark Road is a South Shore Line commuter station serving the city of Gary, Indiana. It is one of three NICTD electric train stations in Gary, and serves the Gary/Chicago International Airport, although it does not provide direct access to the airport. NICTD gives the address as being on Clark Road near 2nd Avenue, approximately 1 mile from Airport terminal, although it's actually on the corner of 2nd Place, one block south of the given location.
Black Oak (Gary)
Black Oak is a neighborhood located on the far southwest side of Gary, Indiana. As of 2000, Black Oak had a population of 4,216, which was 84.7% white. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} It is Gary's only majority-white neighborhood, and the most recent neighborhood added to the city. Located in Gary's southwest corner, Black Oak adjoins the town of Griffith and unincorporated Calumet Township; within Gary, neighboring neighborhoods include Glen Park to the east and Tolleston and Westside to the north.
Brunswick (Gary)
Brunswick is a neighborhood in northwestern Gary, Indiana, just south of Gary Chicago Airport. It borders Hammond and East Chicago to the west, and the Gary neighborhoods of Ambridge Mann to the east and Westside to the south. The borders are defined by the Indiana Toll Road on the north, Chase Street on the east, the Norfolk Southern railway on the south and Cline Avenue on the west.