Whiting, Indiana

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Whiting, Indiana is a small industrial city on the southern shore of Lake Michigan near Chicago, known for its oil refinery, lakeside location, and historic downtown.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
adjacentTo Whihala Beach area
borderedBy East Chicago, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Lake County, Indiana
governmentType mayor–council government
hasCharacteristic industrial character
small city
hasEconomicSector industrial
service
hasFeature historic downtown
industrial city
lakeside location
hasHistoricArea historic downtown district
hasIndustry manufacturing
petroleum refining
shipping
hasLandmark BP Whiting Refinery
hasPart downtown Whiting
hasPostalCode 46394
hasWaterBody Lake Michigan NERFINISHED
knownFor location on Lake Michigan
oil refinery
proximity to Chicago
locatedIn Chicago metropolitan area
surface form: Chicagoland

Lake County, Indiana
locatedNear Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
locatedOn southern shore of Lake Michigan
region Northern Indiana
surface form: Northwest Indiana
state Indiana
timeZone Central Time Zone
transportConnection near Chicago Skyway
near Interstate 90

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Chicago, Indiana borderedBy Whiting, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana borderedBy Whiting, Indiana
Lake County, Indiana contains Whiting, Indiana
Calumet River flowsThrough Whiting, Indiana