Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Saint Jo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Jo and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Jo

• 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 Saint Jo:
  • 33.695010, -97.523076
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Saint Jo

• 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 Montague County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montague County
  • Since Saint Jo is near Cooke County and also Love County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cooke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Love 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Saint Jo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Jo ...

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.

• Bonita
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonita is located in Montague County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
• Dry Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dry Valley is located in Montague County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
• Dye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dye is located in Montague County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
• Forestburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Forestburg is located in Montague County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestburg <1>
• Freemound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Freemound is located in Cooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemound
• Hardy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hardy is located in Montague County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Hood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood is located in Cooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
• Illinois Bend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
• Jimtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Leon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
• Mallard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mallard is located in Montague County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
• Marysville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marysville is located in Cooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Prairie Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Point is located in Cooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point

How Far From Saint Jo 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 city such as Saint Jo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Jo and extending to:

• Montague, which is the Seat of Montague County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Jo to Montague, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'