Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black Jack, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Jack and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Black Jack
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Black Jack:
- 38.799070, -90.264116
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Black Jack
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Black Jack is near Saint Louis City and also Saint Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Black Jack ...
We found nine communities that share the name Black Jack.
Within Missouri, the name Black Jack is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Black Jack is located in Greene County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the south of the Black Jack that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Black Jack.
- Kentucky
- Simpson County
- This Black Jack is located in Simpson County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Black Jack that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Black Jack.
- Mississippi
- Benton County
- This Black Jack is located in Benton County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Black Jack that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Black Jack.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Black Jack is located in Pitt County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Black Jack that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Black Jack.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Black Jack is located in Coffee County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Black Jack that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Black Jack.
- Robertson County
- This Black Jack is located in Robertson County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the southeast of the Black Jack that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Black Jack.
- Texas
- Fayette County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Fayette County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Black Jack.
- Hopkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Black Jack [Hopkins County].
- Robertson County
- This Black Jack is located in Robertson County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Black Jack that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Black Jack.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Jack ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Castle Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County
- Cool Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Cross Keys
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
- Glasgow Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jennings
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Normandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Shoveltown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoveltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoveltown
- Shoveltown is located in Saint Louis County
- Spanish Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County
How Far From Black Jack to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Black Jack to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Jack and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Black Jack to Clayton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Black Jack: www.cityofblackjack.com/
The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Jack) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Jack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7991, Longitude: -90.2641 In this case, the coordinates for Black Jack have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Black Jack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Black Jack could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Black Jack to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.123 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.835 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.64 degrees. |