Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black Hawk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Hawk and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Black Hawk
- 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 Hawk:
- 31.155732, -91.635953
- 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 Hawk
- 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 Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
- Since Black Hawk is near Wilkinson County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Black Hawk ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Black Hawk.
Within Louisiana, the name Black Hawk is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Black Hawk.
- Colorado
- Gilpin County
- This Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Black Hawk that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilpin County community of Black Hawk.
- Iowa
- Scott County
- This Black Hawk is located in Scott County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<2> to the north of the Black Hawk that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Black Hawk.
- Kansas
- Osborne 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 Kansas community of Black Hawk [Osborne County].
- Kentucky
- Caldwell County
- This Black Hawk is located in Caldwell County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Black Hawk that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Black Hawk.
- Mississippi
- Carroll County
- This Black Hawk is located in Carroll County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Black Hawk that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Black Hawk.
- Missouri
- Clark County
- Although located in Clark County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Black Hawk.
- Montana
- Meagher 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 Montana community of Black Hawk [Meagher County].
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Black Hawk [Grant County].
- Ontario
- This Black Hawk lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<2> to the north of the Black Hawk that is located in Concordia Parish.
- South Dakota
- Meade County
- This Black Hawk is located in Meade County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Black Hawk that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Black Hawk.
- Wisconsin
- Sauk County
- This Black Hawk is located in Sauk County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<2> to the north of the Black Hawk that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sauk County community of Black Hawk.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Hawk ...
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.
- Acme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <5>
- Brake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Donegal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Eden ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Glasscock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Laneheart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Naples ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Point Breeze
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Concordia Parish
- Red River Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
- Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Retreat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Union Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Union Point is located in Concordia Parish
- Yellow Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bayou
- Yellow Bayou is located in Avoyelles Parish
How Far From Black Hawk 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 Hawk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Hawk and extending to:
- Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Black Hawk to Vidalia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Hawk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Hawk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Hawk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1557, Longitude: -91.6360 In this case, the coordinates for Black Hawk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hawk 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 Hawk 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 316.417 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.15 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.662 degrees. |