Hammond, Indiana

Hammond is located in the northwestern part of Indiana in Lake County. Hammond is surrounded by: West Side, Cicero, Chicago and Forest Park to the northwest; East Chicago and Whiting to the north; Gary, Lake Station, Portage, Chesterton and Otis to the east; New Chicago, Val Paraiso, Wanatah, South Wanatah and Malden to the southeast; Highland, Schereville, Dyer and Saint John to the south; Lansing, Munster, Chicago Heights and Park Forest to the southwest; and Calumet City, Harvey, Oak Forest and Orland Park to the west. Major roads serving Hammond include: Indiana State Route 394, Indiana State Route 53, Indiana State Route 55, Indiana State Route 83, Indiana State Route 912, US Route 12, US Route 20, US Route 41, US Route 6, Interstate Highway 80, Interstate Highway 90 and Interstate Highway 94.
Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) is a small international airport owned by the city of Gary. Currently Viva Aerobus is only one airlines providing scheduled passenger service. The airport is twelve minutes from Hammond.
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) it is the second largest airport in the city of Chicago area. The airport can be reached by car after a forty-three minutes drive from downtown Hammond. Some of the airlines serving Chicago Midway include: AirTran Airways, Delta Connection, Northwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Porter Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, and Delta Connection.
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is the main airport serving the state of Illinois and the second busiest airport in the world. The airport can be reached after a fifty-three minutes drive from downtown Hammond. Many different airlines provide scheduled service to O'Hare International including: United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Lufthansa, United Express, Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Continental Express, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines, Northwest Airlink, US Airways, US Airways Express, American Eagle, American Airlines, Iberia, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Spirit Airlines, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air France, Air India, Air Jamaica, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cayman Airways, Etihad Airways, Japan Airlines, KLM, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Mexicana, Royal Jordanian, Scandinavian Airlines System, Swiss International Air Lines, TACA, Turkish Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Transit systems providing fast, reliable, comfortable and affordable transportation in Hammond include: NICTD, Amtrak, and Hammond Transit System.
Hammond has many great restaurants with many different styles and cuisines to choose from. Some of the restaurants in Hammond include: Arby's Roast Beef, Aurelio's Pizza, Bob's Shrimp, Boz's Hot Dogs, Bread Basket, Burger King, Burrito Mundo, Cam Lan, Cavalier Inn, Chicken Galore, China House, China King, Cottage Vienna, Dairy Queen, Dari Topper, El Taco Real, Freddy's Steak House, Golden Bowl, Harvey's Restaurant, Hessville Restaurant, House of Pizza, I-94 Express Restaurant, Jack's Carry-Out, Johnel's Restaurant and Lounge, Johnny's Red Hots, Kalipso's Fresh Seafood Restaurant, KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken, King Gyros, La Rosa Pizzeria, LA Shrimp, Las Brisas, Long John Silver's, Lung Wah Restaurant, Madvek's Vienna Red Hots, McDonald's, Mohr's Pizza, New Chop Suey, Nick and George's Restaurant, Pepe's Mexican Restaurant, Phil Smidt and Son Restaurant, Pizza Hut, Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken, Putter's Café, Rally's Hamburgers, Saigon Restaurant, Sandy and Jeri's Café, Schoop's Hamburgers, Subway, Super Submarine, Taco Bell, White Castle, Wing's Chinese Food, Woodmar Family Restaurant and Zel's Roast Beef.
Calumet College of St. Joseph, Purdue University Calumet and Kaplan College all offer higher education opportunities for students in search of a brighter future in Hammond, Indiana.
Museums and art galleries offered by Hammond include: John Dillinger Museum, Harrison Park Mini-Museum, The Hammond Historical Society, Indiana Welcome Center, Little Red Schoolhouse, Purdue Calumet Library Art, Hammond Public Library, Challenger Learning Center, Substation #9 Art Gallery and Paul Henry Gallery. For those who enjoy of performing arts, don't forget to visit the Kennedy Theater and Calumet Theater in Hammond, Indiana.
Nightlife in Hammond is offered by several lounges, casinos, movie theatres, Spirros Lounge, Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Empress Casino Hammond, Pacifico Club & Banquets, Spirro's Lounge, Wiggles, Beatniks On Conkey and Kennedy Theatre
Woodmar Mall, Indiana Welcome Center, Columbia Plaza, and Instertate Plaza all offer great shopping opportunities in Hammond, Indiana.
Hammond is home and is close to many lakefront parks, beaches, state parks, natural preserves, marinas and more, some including: Hammond Lakefront Park and Bird Sanctuary, Central Beach, Indiana Dunes State Park, Kemil Beach, Lake View Beach, West Beach, Whihala Beach, Doyne's Marina, Lefty's Coho Landing, Portage Public Marina, Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, and Wolf Lake Park. Hammond is also home to several lakes including: Lake George, Lake Michigan, Oxbow Lake, Wolf Lake, Grand Calumet River and Little Calumet River.
Hammond has very cold winter temperatures averaging around twenty degrees Fahrenheit and mild warm summers with temperatures in the 70's. Hammond experiences it's hottest month in July with maximum temperatures close to the 80's and the coldest month is usually January with temperatures in the low 10's.
Hammond provides many hotels in all different price ranges for a nice relaxing stay. Some of the hotels in Hammond include: Best Western Northwest Indiana Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Quality Inn, Ramada Inn & Conference Center and Residence Inn by Marriott.
We all know how important conservation is, now more then ever, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle programs better known as Green or Greening are the responsibility of all people in all places. These are some of Hammond, Indiana's programs, in place to help in Environmental Development: Hammond residents can recycle: newspapers, mixed paper, metal cans, plastic containers, corrugated cardboard, glass containers and household batteries. Hammond has a commitment to ensure green spaces are created and preserved. Hammond is concerned with its Urban Environment as well as the Global Environment, From low-flow toilets to conserving gas in our cars and homes, planting trees, shrubs and even a garden to supply some fruits and vegetables helps in taking small step towards Environmental Protection and Conservation, our precious natural recourses hang in the balance. Many cities have issues with the amount of water or the pollution of water, it is each cities responsibility to address these issues and find ways to develop Environmental friendly Energy such as Wind and Solar power, increase Water Energy and create Sustainable Energy for generations to come. Over the last Century we have managed to pollute our world to a point of all most no return. www.beemazed.com is committed to Environmental Development and will make as many green products and services available as an alternative for people that are concerned for our environment. Many companies are learning Green not only helps the Environment but is also a good business. The Green Economy and Emerging Green Industries if managed properly will have a great impact on the Ecology Environment and in turn assist in preserving our natural recourses. As a commitment to the our Environment and Environmental Projects www.beemazed.com will create a Simply Green link that will profile companies that provide Green Products and Services this link may be found on every page of www.beemazed.com website. In addition you may find stories from Individuals, Communities and Businesses that have innovative ways to assist in the greening and conservation of our Environment. www.beemazed.com will contribute 5% of sales from companies that place ads in the Simply Green section of the website. These donations will go directly to organizations that have proven to make a positive impact on the Environment. All donations will be listed in the Simply Green section of www.beemazed.com
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