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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black Diamond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Diamond and the surrounding area.
- 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 Diamond:
- 31.843699, -109.906738
- 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 Black Diamond
- 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 Cochise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cochise 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 Black Diamond
Communities Also Named Black Diamond ...
We found nine communities that are also named Black Diamond.
Within Arizona, the name Black Diamond is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Black Diamond is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<1> to the east of the Black Diamond that is located in Cochise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Black Diamond.
- Alberta
- This Black Diamond lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km]<1> to the north of the Black Diamond that is located in Cochise County.
- Arkansas
- Miller County
- This Black Diamond is located in Miller County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the east of the Black Diamond that is located in Cochise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Black Diamond.
- Florida
- Citrus County
- This Black Diamond is located in Citrus County and lies 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<1> to the east of the Black Diamond that is located in Cochise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Citrus County community of Black Diamond.
- Indiana
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Black Diamond [Clark County].
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Black Diamond [Muhlenberg County].
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Black Diamond.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Black Diamond is located in Washington County and lies 1,762 miles [2,835.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Black Diamond that is located in Cochise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Black Diamond.
- Washington
- King County
- This Black Diamond is located in King County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Black Diamond that is located in Cochise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Black Diamond.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Diamond ...
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.
- Cochise
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Contention City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Contention City is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
- Contention City has also been known as:
- Contention
- Double Adobe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
- Escalante Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Escalante Crossing is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante Crossing
- Galena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Kansas Settlement
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas Settlement is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Settlement
- Lewis Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Springs is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Springs
- Tintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tintown is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintown
- Tombstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Village Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Village Meadows is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Meadows
- Whetstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
How Far From Black Diamond 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 Diamond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Black Diamond once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Diamond and extending to:
- Bisbee, which is the Seat of Cochise County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Black Diamond to Bisbee, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,902 miles [3,061 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,241 miles [13,262.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Diamond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Diamond 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. |
| <3> | 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 Diamond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Diamond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Diamond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8437, Longitude: -109.9067 In this case, the coordinates for Black Diamond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.211 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.428 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.041 degrees. |
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