If you haven’t experienced a total solar eclipse, you haven’t lived.
10.03.2024 - 17:21 / forbes.com
On April 8, parts of Indiana will experience its first total solar eclipse since August 7, 1869, and its last until September 14, 2099. Up to 600,000 eclipse chasers could arrive on April 8, many of them heading to cities like Indianapolis, Bloomington, Muncie, Richmond & Wayne County and Terre Haute.
What about the rest of Indiana? “There are so many great small towns and rural communities in the path of totality in Indiana that few normally visit,” said Indiana-based Dan McGlaun, an eclipse expert at Eclipse 2024, which has an interactive map and eclipse simulator, in an interview. “Some of them are amazing places to watch this eclipse.”
So get away from the busy roads and the traffic, swerve the cities and go find a place with small-town charm and you’ll see Indiana it its best light—the light of totality.
Here are 11 locations in the path of totality in Indiana:
Where: Danville, Hendricks County, central Indiana
Time and duration of totality: 3:05 p.m. CDT, 3 minutes 29 seconds
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This small town in the heart of central Indiana will have a camping event at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds. Nearby, W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park/Recreation/Parks & Gardens will stage a viewing event with free eclipse glasses for the first 750 guests.
Where: Knox County, southwestern Indiana
Time and duration of totality: 3:02 p.m. CDT, 4 minutes 5 seconds
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A four-day festival—the Dark Side Bash—of science, arts and music events will take place on the Rendezvous Grounds, the George Rogers Clark National Historic Park, Historic Riverfront Pavilion and Main Street. Pink Floyd tribute act Think Floyd wil lead a performance of “The Final Countdown” on April 8.
Where: Henry County, central Indiana
Time and duration of totality: 3:06 p.m. CDT, 4 minutes 0 seconds
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Expect small town charm in Knightstown, which is best known for Hoosier Gym, a filming location for the 1986 basketball movie Hoosiers. Summit Lake State Park will be open for day visitors.
Where: Spencer County, southwestern Indiana
Time and duration of totality: 3:04 p.m. CDT, 1 minute 46 seconds
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Known for its all-year-round Christmas theme, Santa Claus is planning eclipse events at its Lincoln Amphitheatre, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln State Park, Monkey Hollow Winery and Distillery, Santa Claus Brewing Co. And Santa Claus Museum & Village.
Where: Tulip, between Bloomfield and Solsberry, Greene County, southwestern Indiana
Time and duration of totality: 3:04 p.m. CDT, 4 minutes 4 seconds
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Tulip in Southern Indiana is home to the Tulip Trestle, a 2,307-foot-long and 157-foot tall steel-girded railroad trestle built in 1906, the
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