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Black Jack Springs

Black Jack Springs from directly overhead

Black Jack Springs is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Jack Springs Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates29.82280, -96.98080

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 7.8 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 8.0 mi
  • Kruschel Park: 8.2 mi
  • White Rock Park: 9.0 mi
  • Lester Park: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Monument Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Indian Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Obar Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Russell Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Jack Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillSW 218°181 m13.5 mi
Royston HillNW 307°174 m18.5 mi
High PointWNW 295°174 m23.1 mi
Hellers HillNE 38°168 m18.4 mi
Russell HillSW 219°154 m16.6 mi
Frederick MoundSSW 214°154 m19.3 mi
Monument HillNE 53°138 m7.1 mi
Rocky HillE 84°137 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2919:5720:32
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2016:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858680716053
Precip in3.22.73.22.94.43.62.12.63.64.33.73.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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