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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 Blackhawk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk:
- 37.820760, -121.907736
- 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 Blackhawk
- 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 Contra Costa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- Since Blackhawk is near Alameda County and also Solano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Solano 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 Blackhawk
Communities Also Named Blackhawk ...
We found nine communities that are also named Blackhawk.
Within California, the name Blackhawk is unique.
Beyond California, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Carroll County
- This Blackhawk is located in Carroll County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blackhawk that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Blackhawk.
- Indiana
- Allen 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 Blackhawk [Allen County].
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Blackhawk [Shelby County].
- Vigo County
- This Blackhawk is located in Vigo County and lies 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blackhawk that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Blackhawk.
- Iowa
- Davis County
- This Blackhawk is located in Davis County and lies 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blackhawk that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Blackhawk.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Blackhawk is located in Wake County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km]<1> to the east of the Blackhawk that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Blackhawk.
- Ohio
- Warren County
- This Blackhawk is located in Warren County and lies 2,030 miles [3,267 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blackhawk that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Blackhawk.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- This Blackhawk is located in Beaver County and lies 2,204 miles [3,547 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blackhawk that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Blackhawk.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Blackhawk is located in Kanawha County and lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blackhawk that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Blackhawk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackhawk ...
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.
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
- Former name for Danville:
- Inmanville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
- Diablo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elliot is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Marsh Creek Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Rock City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Sparkle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkle is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkle
- Walnut Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Heights is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights
How Far From Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blackhawk and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blackhawk to Martinez, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,405 miles [3,870.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,402 miles [11,912.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,169 miles [13,146.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Blackhawk) 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 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 Blackhawk 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8208, Longitude: -121.9077 In this case, the coordinates for Blackhawk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.777 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.644 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.851 degrees. |
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