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Town of Saint Jo

Town of Saint Jo from directly overhead

Town of Saint Jo is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 350 m. Blue Mound stands 395 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Boggess Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 23 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.69688, -97.51900

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 46
  • The Stonewall Saloon Museum: 0.2 mi
  • World's Largest Bowie Knife: 20.8 mi
  • Reeves' Muntjac: 21.5 mi
  • Swamp Wallaby: 21.5 mi
  • Geoffroy's Cat: 21.5 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Gordon Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Mount View: 4.2 mi
  • Blue Mound: 6.6 mi
  • Tadlock Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Dye Mound: 7.4 mi
Parks: 22
  • Boggess Park: 0.1 mi
  • St Jo Downtown Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mary Beckman Davis Downtown Park: 13.5 mi
  • Enid Justin City Park: 13.7 mi
  • Weldon Robb Park: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 5
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundWSW 257°395 m6.6 mi
Jim Ned LookoutSW 228°394 m8.7 mi
Gordon MountainN 351°393 m3.1 mi
Mount ViewNNW 348°393 m4.2 mi
Dye MoundSW 228°388 m7.4 mi
Newby MoundSSW 210°368 m8.8 mi
Brushy MoundWSW 253°363 m23.9 mi
Tadlock HillSSW 202°362 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:2120:0820:44
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:3216:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424755637180848476655345
Precip in1.72.22.93.54.54.32.42.33.14.32.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonita 7NW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452350036

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