Harmonie State Park
Harmonie State Park is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Boyd Hill stands 175 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 167.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Harmonie State Park: 0.7 mi
- Camp Pahoka: 2.4 mi
- Murphy Park: 3.7 mi
- Murphy Park: 3.7 mi
- Church Park: 4.0 mi
- Red House Gallery: 3.9 mi
- Creation Station: 3.9 mi
- Gate of Progress: 4.0 mi
- Oculus: 4.1 mi
- Peace Arch: 4.1 mi
- New Harmony State Memorial: 3.2 mi
- The Labyrinth State Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Former Shoeshop: 4.0 mi
- New Harmony: 4.0 mi
- Archaeological Dig: 4.1 mi
- 1830 Owen House Jacquess Parlor: 3.9 mi
- Maximillian Bodmer Exhibit: 3.9 mi
- George Keppler House: 4.0 mi
- Matthias Scholle House: 4.0 mi
- The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony: 4.1 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 20.3 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 20.5 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 20.9 mi
- Eagle Slough Natural Area: 24.1 mi
- Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 24.3 mi
- Labrynth: 3.5 mi
- Gilmore Haynie's Monkey Ship: 19.5 mi
- USS LST-325: 21.1 mi
- Four Freedom's Monument: 21.5 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 22.4 mi
- Thompson Mound: 4.5 mi
- Aldrich Mound: 5.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Boyd Hill: 16.0 mi
- Grundy Hill: 24.0 mi
- Harmonist Garden: 4.1 mi
- Family Garden: 19.4 mi
- Toyota Butterfly Garden: 20.5 mi
- SWIMGA Master Garden: 24.9 mi
- Brewery Hill: 6.1 mi
- Meadow Bank: 8.9 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 11.2 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Wanborough: 22.6 mi
- Lexington: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harmonie State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Hill | NW 305° | 175 m | 16.0 mi |
| Grundy Hill | SSW 193° | 166 m | 24.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | WNW 294° | 125 m | 11.6 mi |
| Aldrich Mound | WSW 249° | 113 m | 5.2 mi |
| Thompson Mound | SW 235° | 107 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:39 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:55 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon, 10 mi away.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail8 obs
- Eastern Dobsonfly8 obs
- green dragon7 obs
- Common Eastern Velvet Ant7 obs
- Waved Sphinx6 obs
- Tulip-tree Beauty6 obs
- Leopard Earthball6 obs
- Pale Brittlestem6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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