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. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
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.
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