"Casey, Illinois is a small town known for its big things. The town is home to over thirty roadside attractions, including twelve record holding world’s largest things! While it’s not the biggest big thing in town, you might still say that this one rules them all: the big yardstick," the Silly America says.

"Sometimes a roadside attraction doesn’t measure up – but this one most certainly does! The giant yardstick is 36 feet long – that’s one foot for every inch of a normal sized ruler.

"Like many attractions in Casey, Illinois, this one is printed with an appropriate scripture. Here, from Matthew 7:2: “For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the same measure you use, it will be measured to you.” It is also inscribed with the town’s motto: “Big Things in a Small Town.”

"The check out our huge yardstick. Each inch was upsized to a foot making this item 32 feet long," the Big Things in a Small Town says.
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LOCATION: 3 East Main Street, Casey, IL 62420
SCRIPTURE: "For in the same way you judge others, you will be judges, and with the same measure you use, it will be measured to you." Matthew 7:2"

"“Yard” means 3 feet and “stick” means a thin long piece of wood. So, a yardstick is a measuring stick that is 3 feet long.

"It is a long ruler that is 3 times as long as the usual 12-inch ruler. Most of them are made of wood. Sometimes they are hinged so that they can be folded, and because of their size, they are ideal for some specific tasks in construction and carpentry. The word “yardstick” is used figuratively to mean “standard” or “benchmark”, the SplashLearn.com says.

"Originally, a yard was the length of a man’s belt or girdle, as it was called. King Henry I of England fixed the yard as the distance from his nose to the thumb of his outstretched arm in the 12th century CE. Nowadays, it is 36 inches."

"Casey, Illinois, has always been a small town; located halfway between Indianapolis, Indiana and St. Louis, Missouri, Casey’s population has only topped 3,000 once since 1880 (and even then, barely). But it only takes one resident to make a big impact, and Casey has Jim Bolin to thank for its current reputation as a “small town full of big things” and unexpected tourist destination.



"Casey is only 2.6 square miles, but is currently home to 12 official World’s Largest items and more than 20 other big things that aren’t quite large enough to claim a world title—or have since been eclipsed by larger items elsewhere, according to the Guiness Book of World Records," the Roadtrippers says.

"Whether they hold a record or not, most of Casey’s big things are located outside and free to visit year round, making it the perfect place to stop for lunch followed by a few dozen photo ops."

"A giant yardstick lies horizontally in front of a turreted office building. It's etched with the logo that Casey has now become famous for, "Big Things in a Small Town," as well as a pertinent Bible passage from the Book of Matthew," the Fotospot says.

"The yardstick was made to scale - one real-life inch equals one "giant yardstick" foot and measures 32 feet in total."