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:
- 36.632960, -86.564212
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Black Jack is near Simpson County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- eBird sighting report for Sumner 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.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Black Jack.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Coffee County
- This Black Jack is located in Coffee County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Black Jack that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Black Jack.
- Coffee County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Black Jack is located in Greene County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west of the Black Jack that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Black Jack.
- Kentucky
- Simpson 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 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Black Jack that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Black Jack.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Black Jack that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Black Jack.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Black Jack is located in Pitt County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the east of the Black Jack that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt 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 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Black Jack that is located in Robertson 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.
- Black Jack
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Fountain Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Head have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
- Hickory Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Pipers Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Chapel
- Pipers Chapel is located in Sumner County
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Scattersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scattersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
- Scattersville is located in Sumner County
How Far From Black Jack to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community 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:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Black Jack to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Jack. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 36.6330, Longitude: -86.5642 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.678 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.723 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.481 degrees. |