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Old 12-24-2015, 06:09 AM
 
Location: In the heights
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I noticed there are a lot of north and east-facing beaches (none west-facing of course), but have noticed that none have been built to be south-facing. Does anyone know the reasons for this?
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Old 12-24-2015, 08:47 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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My guess is that the natural topography of the lake is the reason. The lake line curves northwest not southwest.
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Old 12-24-2015, 09:14 AM
 
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Sand migration -- http://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/Portal...ngineering.pdf

Aligning the beaches against the natural flow tends to preserve the imported sand.
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Old 12-24-2015, 09:24 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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a tiny one at the southern tip of Northwestern's lakefill campus, right where the lagoon enters the lake is a possible exception.

but when I say tiny, i mean tiny. great view of the city skyline
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Old 12-24-2015, 10:02 AM
 
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Because on a very clear day, people might have to look at Indiana.
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Old 12-25-2015, 12:26 PM
 
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I noticed there are a lot of north and east-facing beaches (none west-facing of course), but have noticed that none have been built to be south-facing. Does anyone know the reasons for this?
go to Michigan on the other side of the lake, and if you look on a map, some of the coastline slopes so that you can face that way.
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Old 12-25-2015, 04:20 PM
 
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a tiny one at the southern tip of Northwestern's lakefill campus, right where the lagoon enters the lake is a possible exception.

but when I say tiny, i mean tiny. great view of the city skyline
Also, I believe that is an artificially constructed part of the lakeshore. It is a nice spot.
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Old 12-25-2015, 08:55 PM
 
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Because on a very clear day, people might have to look at Indiana.

Har Har...Indiana has one 6 mile beach and one 12 mile beach...and I mean continuous sand....with towering sand dunes and a National and State Park. Indiana's beaches blow Chicago's away....naturally north-facing to catch the sand and waves. But go ahead...take a pot shot at Chicago's better governed neighbor.


Some day Chicago will wake up and realize Indiana's beaches are the Chicago metro's greatest natural asset.
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Old 12-25-2015, 10:42 PM
 
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Har Har...Indiana has one 6 mile beach and one 12 mile beach...and I mean continuous sand....with towering sand dunes and a National and State Park. Indiana's beaches blow Chicago's away....naturally north-facing to catch the sand and waves. But go ahead...take a pot shot at Chicago's better governed neighbor.


Some day Chicago will wake up and realize Indiana's beaches are the Chicago metro's greatest natural asset.
LOL, Nothing about Indiana is the best part of Chicago...hahaha.
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Old 12-26-2015, 10:34 AM
 
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I wouldn't put any part of my body in the water in an Indiana beach. Not going to be swimming in Gary steel mill discharge, not to mention that the storm sewers flow into Lake Michigan following heavy rains. Gross.
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