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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:
- 42.188354, -90.223914
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Blackhawk is near Jackson County and also Jo Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess 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 Illinois, the name Blackhawk is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<1> to the west of the Blackhawk that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa 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 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Blackhawk that is located in Carroll 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 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Blackhawk that is located in Carroll 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 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blackhawk that is located in Carroll 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 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blackhawk that is located in Carroll 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 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the east of the Blackhawk that is located in Carroll 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 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blackhawk that is located in Carroll 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.
- Arnold
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmoville is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmoville
- Green Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Marcus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rockaway ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockaway is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
- Twin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Springs is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
How Far From Blackhawk 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 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:
- Mount Carroll, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blackhawk to Mount Carroll, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south (S). 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 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things 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: 42.1884, Longitude: -90.2239 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.359 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.779 degrees. |
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