Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Black Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 31.689893, -92.569589
- 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 Creek
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Grant Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
- Since Black Creek is near Winn Parish and also La Salle Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- eBird sighting report for La Salle Parish
- 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 Creek ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Black Creek.
Within Louisiana, the name Black Creek is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Black Creek is located in Etowah County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Black Creek.
- Jefferson County
- This Black Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Black Creek.
- British Columbia
- This Black Creek lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<1> to the northwest of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- Florida
- Clay 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 Florida community of Black Creek [Clay County].
- Leon County
- This Black Creek is located in Leon County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Black Creek.
- Georgia
- Screven 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 Georgia community of Black Creek [Screven County].
- Indiana
- Harrison 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 Creek [Harrison County].
- Kentucky
- Powell County
- This Black Creek is located in Powell County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Black Creek.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Black Creek is located in Allegany County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Black Creek.
- North Carolina
- Wilson County
- This Black Creek is located in Wilson County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Black Creek.
- Ohio
- Holmes 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 Ohio community of Black Creek [Holmes County].
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Black Creek.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Black Creek is located in Berkeley County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Black Creek.
- Tennessee
- Scott County
- This Black Creek is located in Scott County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Black Creek.
- Virginia
- Southampton County
- This Black Creek is located in Southampton County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Black Creek.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie County
- This Black Creek is located in Outagamie County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Black Creek.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Creek ...
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.
- Breezy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Breezy Hill is located in Grant Parish
- Dry Prong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
- Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <5>
- Faircloth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lutes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Mudville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Winn Parish
- Prairie Home ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Prairie Home is located in Winn Parish
- Tide ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Black Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Creek 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 Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Creek and extending to:
- Colfax, which is the Seat of Grant Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Black Creek to Colfax, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6899, Longitude: -92.5696 In this case, the coordinates for Black Creek 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 Creek, 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 Creek 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 parish. 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 Creek 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 317.063 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.974 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.97 degrees. |