US-52 connects the town with Indianapolis, about 40 miles to the west, and Cincinnati about 70 miles to the southeast
IN-44 connects from Shelbyville, along I-74 about 19 miles west-southwest, and Connersville, about 16 miles east
County Road 3 (Main Street) intersects US-70 about 15 miles north of town and connect to Greensburg about 20 miles to the south, just past its junction with I-74
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A total solar eclipse on Monday 8 April 2024 starts at 3:07PM local time and lasts 4 min. The chances of a clear sky are 35%. The track of totality is northeast from Mexico and Texas to Illinois, then across Indiana to Ohio and the Canada–New England border.
John K. Gowdy House (Rush County Museum), 619 N. Perkins St., +1 765 932-3568. M-Th 9AM-11:30AM. Built in 1888 and now the home of the Rush County Historical Society Museum, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wendell Wilkie Grave, 704 IN-44 (in East Hill Cemetery), 39.60537°, -85.43277°, +1 765 932-3055. M, Tu, Th, F 8AM-4PM. Memorial in the form of a book to the statesman and presidential candidate Wendell Wilkie who ran against Franklin D. Roosevelt. Might take some hunting to find. 2021-11-07
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Comfort Inn, 320 Conrad Harcourt Way, +1 765 932-2999. Breakfast, WiFi, small exercise room, microwave, and mini-fridge.