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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 Blackburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackburn 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 Blackburn:
- 32.847189, -93.204225
- 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 Blackburn
- 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 Claiborne Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
- Since Blackburn is near Webster Parish and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Blackburn
Communities Also Named Blackburn ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Blackburn.
Within Louisiana, the name Blackburn is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Blackburn is located in Lauderdale County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Blackburn.
- Limestone County
- This Blackburn is located in Limestone County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east northeast of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Blackburn.
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Blackburn is located in Washington County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Blackburn.
- Colorado
- Custer 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 Colorado community of Blackburn [Custer County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Blackburn is located in Hillsborough County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Blackburn.
- Illinois
- Christian 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 Illinois community of Blackburn [Christian County].
- Kansas
- Harper 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 Kansas community of Blackburn [Harper County].
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- Although located in Estill County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Blackburn.
- Union County
- This Blackburn is located in Union County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Blackburn.
- Missouri
- Saline County
- This Blackburn is located in Saline County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Blackburn.
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Blackburn [Eureka County].
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Blackburn is located in Catawba County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Blackburn.
- Ohio
- Columbiana 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 Ohio community of Blackburn [Columbiana County].
- Hocking County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Blackburn [Hocking County].
- Morgan County
- This community is historic and although located in Morgan County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Blackburn.
- Oklahoma
- Pawnee County
- This Blackburn is located in Pawnee County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Blackburn.
- Ontario
- This Blackburn lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Blackburn [Westmoreland County].
- Quebec
- This Blackburn lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Blackburn is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Blackburn.
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Blackburn is located in Gilmer County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blackburn that is located in Claiborne Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Blackburn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackburn ...
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.
- Cotton Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Couchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Couchwood is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchwood
- Forest Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grim is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grim
- Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Invincible
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Invincible is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Invincible
- Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Placid ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Placid is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid
- Treat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Treat is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treat
How Far From Blackburn 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 Blackburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blackburn and extending to:
- Homer, which is the Seat of Claiborne Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blackburn to Homer, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 994 miles [1,599.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,568 miles [12,179.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,444 miles [8,761.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Blackburn) 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 Blackburn 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. |
| <3> | 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 Blackburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Blackburn 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 Blackburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8472, Longitude: -93.2042 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.596 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.749 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.074 degrees. |
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