Black Jack Springs
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. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
ghost town in United States of America
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 28.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
122 named places within 25 miles
- Black Jack Springs Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Cedar Creek Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Philadelphia Evangelical Lutheran Chuch: 3.1 mi
- United Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery: 3.1 mi
- Czech Catholic Union of Texas: 3.9 mi
- 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
- Schulenburg Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
- N W Faison Home and Museum: 8.4 mi
- Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 8.4 mi
- E. A. Arnim Archives and Museum: 12.1 mi
- Flatonia Rail Museum: 12.1 mi
- 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
- Stella: 10.7 mi
- Praha: 11.8 mi
- Flower Hill: 13.3 mi
- Oak Hill: 15.7 mi
- Osage: 16.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Red Bluffs: 24.8 mi
- Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | SW 218° | 181 m | 13.5 mi |
| Royston Hill | NW 307° | 174 m | 18.5 mi |
| High Point | WNW 295° | 174 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hellers Hill | NE 38° | 168 m | 18.4 mi |
| Russell Hill | SW 219° | 154 m | 16.6 mi |
| Frederick Mound | SSW 214° | 154 m | 19.3 mi |
| Monument Hill | NE 53° | 138 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rocky Hill | E 84° | 137 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
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