New Castle is a city in Henry County, Central Indiana. Like Anderson and Connersville and other cities in the area, it had a manufacturing heyday for a period before economic changes swept in. But, if there's one thing New Castle seems to take seriously, it's basketball, with purportedly the biggest high school gym in the country and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

See

• 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.
• 1 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, 408 Trojan Ln, ☏ +1 765 529-1891. M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 1PM-5PM. (updated Oct 2019)
• 2 Henry County Historical Society Museum, 606 S 14th St2. W-F 1PM-4:30PM, Sa 10AM-1PM. Depicting the local history of the area. (updated Nov 2021)

Do

• 1 Summit Lake State Park, 5993 N Messick Rd, ☏ +1 765 766-5873. Daily 7AM-11PM. Here you can enjoy hiking in the Ziegler Woods Nature Preserve or simply taking in the lake from the beach or a canoe. (updated Nov 2021)

Eat

• 1 Park Restaurant, 1651 S Memorial Dr, ☏ +1 765 591-8100. M-Sa 8AM-8PMish. Hamburgers and onion rings and Rueben sandwiches and all sorts of other comfort food in this diner. (updated Nov 2021)
• 2 Stacks Pancake House Restaurant, 510 S Memorial Dr, ☏ +1 765 529-3001. Su-W 8AM-3PM, Th-Sa 7AM-8PM. Pancakes of course. (updated Nov 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Steve Alford All American Inn, 21 E Executive Dr, ☏ +1 765 593-1212. Basketball-themed hotel to go along with the basketball hall of fame. (updated Nov 2021)

Campgrounds

You can camp at Summit Lake State Park and enjoy the natural amenities there.

• 2 Westwood Park, 1900 S County Rd 275 W, ☏ +1 765 987-1232. Not quite as pristine as Summit Lake but you still have your lakeside camping here. (updated Nov 2021)

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Routes through New Castle

Indianapolis ← Knightstown ←

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