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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Thorntown. Another 7 are within 25 miles. From Indianapolis, IN, Thorntown lies roughly 33 miles to the northwest.
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Based on the typical seasons for Indiana, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 21). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Thorntown and you get 8 U-pick farms in 7 towns, including 3 orchards with apples, 3 pumpkin patches, 3 with sunflowers, 2 corn mazes and 2 for cut flowers. 3 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
The one farm inside Thorntown is Dull's Tree Farm, LLC. It sits on 1765 W Blubaugh Avenue. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Stuckey Farm Market and Cider Mill Sheridan | 15 mi | 3 |
| Pumpkins | Stuckey Farm Market and Cider Mill Sheridan | 15 mi | 3 |
| Sunflowers | Anderson Flower Farm Frankfort | 9 mi | 3 |
| Corn maze | Guernsey Farm - Millennium Corn Maze Lebanon | 14 mi | 2 |
| Flowers | Anderson Flower Farm Frankfort | 9 mi | 2 |
| Cherries | Stuckey Farm Market and Cider Mill Sheridan | 15 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Indiana; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Thorntown sees its last frost around April 21 and the first one of fall around October 21. That leaves about 181 frost-free days for the farms.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Thorntown, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Thorntown can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Thorntown: Dull's Tree Farm, LLC. Within 25 miles there are 7 more.
The farms here list christmas trees most often. Before a trip to Thorntown, check the farm's website or social media for what is ripe.
Around April 21 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 21. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Thorntown, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Stuckey Farm Market and Cider Mill in Sheridan, about 15 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Indiana is August to October.
Stuckey Farm Market and Cider Mill in Sheridan, about 15 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Indiana is September to October.
Anderson Flower Farm in Frankfort, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with sunflowers in total. The usual season in Indiana is July to September.
Also in Thorntown: 1 Christmas tree farm on our sister site Christmas Tree Farms Nearby.
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