Constitution Elm
Constitution Elm is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrison County Discovery Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In 1816, Indiana delegates met under the spreading branches of one of the largest trees of it’s kind in the world to draft Indiana’s first state constitution
How to reach it
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 157.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 20.9 mi off the River Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Historic Corydon Indiana Town Square: 0.2 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.3 mi
- Battle of Corydon Park: 1.0 mi
- Harrison Spring: 5.7 mi
- Buck Creek Lodge: 6.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 1.0 mi
- Binkley Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mathes Hill: 3.9 mi
- Scout Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Windell Hill: 6.5 mi
- The Spring and Statue: 14.9 mi
- BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 17.1 mi
- Landscape: 17.3 mi
- Lucy Higgs Nichols: 17.4 mi
- Promised Lands: 17.4 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 10.3 mi
- Marengo Cave: 16.1 mi
- New Albany Sign: 17.2 mi
- Caboose Car: 17.8 mi
- Old Clarksville Site: 19.7 mi
- Frank Obannon: 0.2 mi
- Confederate Monument: 14.6 mi
- Tree Trunk from 1974 Tornado: 14.9 mi
- 1974 Tornado Victims: 14.9 mi
- In Loving Memory of Darrell Anthony Sweet: 17.3 mi
- Harrison County Discovery Center: 0.1 mi
- Floyd County Historical Society Padgett Museum: 16.8 mi
- Carnegie Center for Art and History: 17.3 mi
- West Point History Museum: 17.7 mi
- Portland Museum: 18.9 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 0.2 mi
- Hayswood Nature Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Harrison-Crawford State Forest: 8.7 mi
- O'Bannon Woods State Park: 9.2 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 17.4 mi
- Scribner Garden: 17.2 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 19.0 mi
- Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 22.2 mi
- Vault Point: 12.4 mi
- Blunk Point: 12.4 mi
- Blice Point: 15.4 mi
- The Narrows: 16.6 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs: 22.7 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 20.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Grable Spring: 1.2 mi
- Miles Spring: 1.8 mi
- Wynnsboro: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Constitution Elm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | E 80° | 302 m | 10.8 mi |
| Spickert Knob | ENE 60° | 289 m | 17.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 298° | 287 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hayes Hill | SSW 201° | 282 m | 10.6 mi |
| Seigs Hill | NW 325° | 281 m | 8.8 mi |
| Henry Ott Hill | NNW 331° | 278 m | 8.0 mi |
| Reno Hill | NNW 345° | 278 m | 13.8 mi |
| Windell Hill | SSW 213° | 272 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:32 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:47 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenburg, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/542334032
Day trips start here
- Corydon · 0 mi
- Georgetown · 10 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 16 mi
- New Albany · 17 mi
- Louisville · 20 mi
- Clarksville · 21 mi
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