Editing Porter County, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
Porter County lies on the northern edge of Indiana; its north border is formed by [[Lake Michigan]] and its south border is formed by the westward-flowing [[Kankakee River]] Its once-tree-covered low rolling hills have been cleared and devoted to agriculture; the only exceptions in Porter County are the drainages carved into the terrain, which are brush-filled. The [[East Arm Little Calumet River]] flows westward through the upper portion of Porter County.<ref name=PCI>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Porter+County,+IN/@41.4906799,-87.3562799,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x881193fed4126f33:0xb7498bb4399ae601!8m2!3d41.5248577!4d-87.1023746 ''Porter County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 24 August 2020)]</ref> The highest point, at {{convert|870|ft}},<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=23001 (PeakBagger.com, accessed 24 August 2020)]</ref> is a small hill on the county's east border, 2.75 miles (4.4&nbsp;km) NW of [[Westville, Indiana|Westville]]. The lowest point, at approximately {{convert|585|ft}}, is along the [[Lake Michigan]] shoreline (exact elevation varies due to variation in lake level). According to the 2010 census, the county has an area of {{convert|521.78|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|418.15|sqmi}} (or 80.14%) is land and {{convert|103.63|sqmi}} (or 19.9%) is water,<ref name=DC/> most of it in [[Lake Michigan]].

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[LaPorte County, Indiana|LaPorte County]] - east
* [[Starke County, Indiana|Starke County]] - southeast
* [[Jasper County, Indiana|Jasper County]] - south
* [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake County]] - west
* [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]], [[Illinois]] - northwest, boundary in Lake Michigan
* [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]], [[Michigan]] - northeast, boundary in Lake Michigan
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===Protected areas===
* [[Indiana Dunes National Park]] (part)
* Indiana Dunes National Park Heron Rookery
* [[Indiana Dunes State Park]]
* Moraine Nature Preserve<ref name=PCI/>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:I-80.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80 in Indiana|Interstate 80]]
* [[File:Indiana Toll Road logo 1968.svg|20px]] [[File:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 in Indiana|Indiana Toll Road]]
* [[File:I-94.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 94 in Indiana|Interstate 94]]
* [[File:US 6.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 6 in Indiana|U.S. Route 6]]
* [[File:US 12.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 12 in Indiana|U.S. Route 12]]
* [[File:US 20.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 20 in Indiana|U.S. Route 20]]
* [[File:US 30.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 30 in Indiana|U.S. Route 30]]
* [[File:US 231.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 231 in Indiana|U.S. Route 231]]
* [[File:Indiana 2.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 2|State Road 2]]
* [[File:Indiana 8.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 8|State Road 8]]
* [[File:Indiana 49.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 49|State Road 49]]
* [[File:Indiana 130.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 130|State Road 130]]
* [[File:Indiana 149.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 149|State Road 149]]
* [[File:Indiana 249.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 249|State Road 249]]
* [[File:Indiana 520.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 520|State Road 520]]
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[[File:Amtrak Porter Indiana.JPG|thumb|Amtrak's ''[[Wolverine (Amtrak train)|Wolverine]]'' passing through Porter, Indiana]]

===Railroads===
* [[Amtrak]]
* [[Canadian National]]
* [[Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad]]
* [[Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad]]
* [[Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad]]
* [[CSX Transportation]]
* [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]
* [[South Shore Line]]