Jasper Desk Community Service Placard
Jasper Desk Community Service Placard is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Mount Airie stands 266 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dave Buehler Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
City in Dubois County, Indiana, United States.
Dates from 1818.
Wikidata Q941441, matched on coordinates and name (917 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- The Jasper Desk Company family has been identified with wood working for generations. When Jasper Desk was originally founded, as the Alles Brothers Furniture Company in Jasper in 1876, Civil War hero Ulysses Grant was president, and George Custer had yet
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dave Buehler Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Lions Club Park: 0.3 mi
- Robert E. Parker Park: 0.3 mi
- Central Green: 0.5 mi
- Schroeder Soccer Complex: 0.6 mi
- Hopper Hill: 10.8 mi
- Goss Hill: 12.3 mi
- Knott Hill: 12.6 mi
- Knob Hill: 13.4 mi
- Flint Hill: 16.3 mi
- Dubois County Museum: 1.8 mi
- Historic Santa Claus Post Office: 19.0 mi
- St. Paul's German Evangelical Church: 19.0 mi
- Santa Claus Museum: 19.0 mi
- French Lick West Baden Museum: 19.8 mi
- Lions Club Park: 0.3 mi
- Jasper Flagpole: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Monument Park: 5.8 mi
- Houghntan Memorial bridge: 17.9 mi
- Lincoln Cabin Site Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Hindostan Falls: 16.6 mi
- Santa’s Candy Castle: 19.2 mi
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
- Colonel Jones Home: 20.1 mi
- French Lick Resort Casino: 20.1 mi
- High Rock: 9.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 21.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs: 22.4 mi
- McBrides Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Christ the Victor: 12.0 mi
- Santa Claus: 18.3 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 22.9 mi
- Company F. 42nd Indiana Monument: 23.0 mi
- Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 13.3 mi
- Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 13.5 mi
- Lincoln Spring: 19.0 mi
- Pluto Spring: 20.0 mi
- Lincoln State Park: 19.9 mi
- Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area: 21.2 mi
- Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 14.1 mi
- Hindostan Falls: 16.6 mi
- Hindostan Falls: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jasper Desk Community Service Placard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Airie | NE 51° | 266 m | 20.1 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | E 98° | 251 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sampson Hill | NNE 23° | 247 m | 18.7 mi |
| Luke Knob | NE 42° | 243 m | 24.9 mi |
| Goss Hill | NE 47° | 223 m | 12.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 12° | 221 m | 24.4 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | NNE 24° | 213 m | 17.3 mi |
| Knob Hill | NNW 348° | 198 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:25 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:36 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:50 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).
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 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patoka Lake, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6331394448
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