Asper
Asper is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Mound Bogard stands 290 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Stokes Mound, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 185 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 185.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.6 mi off the Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails
72 named places within 25 miles
- Hale Public Park: 7.2 mi
- Bosworth Park: 12.2 mi
- Corner Park: 12.3 mi
- Bosworth R-5 Park: 12.3 mi
- Gravesville Park: 13.0 mi
- Sumner Access: 11.2 mi
- Little Compton Lake Conservation Area: 11.4 mi
- Yellow Creek Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
- Helen K Wiese Conservation Area: 15.1 mi
- Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 16.3 mi
- Fisher: 7.6 mi
- Cleary: 9.9 mi
- Quote: 11.9 mi
- Cream Ridge: 12.4 mi
- Leopolis: 18.6 mi
- Stokes Mound: 1.2 mi
- Round Tater Hill: 5.4 mi
- Long Tater Hill: 5.6 mi
- Mound Bogard: 10.1 mi
- Shale Hill: 13.4 mi
- Maxie, The World's Largest Goose: 12.7 mi
- American War Mothers Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Brookfield Pepsi-Cola Mural: 24.8 mi
- old fountain: 17.0 mi
- Wall of Honor: 20.7 mi
- War Memorial: 24.9 mi
- Grand River Historical Society Museum: 14.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Asper. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Bogard | SSW 199° | 290 m | 10.1 mi |
| Stokes Mound | S 189° | 277 m | 1.2 mi |
| Long Tater Hill | SW 215° | 273 m | 5.6 mi |
| Shale Hill | NW 318° | 267 m | 13.4 mi |
| Round Tater Hill | SSW 211° | 252 m | 5.4 mi |
| Shields Hill | S 170° | 241 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:11 | 16:54 |
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 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chillicothe 2S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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