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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 28.912480, -82.485932
    • 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 Diamond
  • 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 Diamond ...

We found nine communities that share the name Black Diamond.

Within Florida, the name Black Diamond is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout 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 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Black Diamond that is located in Citrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Black Diamond.
    • Alberta
      • This Black Diamond lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<1> to the northwest of the Black Diamond that is located in Citrus County.
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Black Diamond [Cochise County].
    • Arkansas
      • Miller County
      • This Black Diamond is located in Miller County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Black Diamond that is located in Citrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Black Diamond.
    • Indiana
      • Clark 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 Indiana community of Black Diamond [Clark County].
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg 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 Kentucky community of Black Diamond [Muhlenberg County].
    • Ohio
      • Fairfield County
      • This community is historic<2> 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 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the north of the Black Diamond that is located in Citrus 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 2,457 miles [3,954.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Black Diamond that is located in Citrus 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.

  • Big Hammock ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hammock
    • Big Hammock is located in Citrus County
  • Citrus Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crystal River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cutlers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers
    • Cutlers is located in Citrus County
  • Hernando
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Holder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
    • Paradise Point is located in Citrus County
  • Pine Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
  • Red Level
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Level have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Red Level is located in Citrus County

How Far From Black Diamond to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Diamond and extending to:

  • Inverness, which is the Seat of Citrus County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Black Diamond to Inverness, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Diamond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Black Diamond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Diamond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9125, Longitude: -82.4859       In this case, the coordinates for Black Diamond 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 Diamond, 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 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.
<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 Diamond 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 310.914 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.457 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.699 degrees.




 

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