Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Black
- 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:
- 37.531338, -90.932926
- 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
- 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 Reynolds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Reynolds County
- Since Black is near Iron County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iron County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Black.
Within Missouri, the name Black is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Black lies 3,474 miles [5,590.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Black that is located in Reynolds County.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Parmer County
- This Black is located in Parmer County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Black that is located in Reynolds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parmer County community of Black.
- Titus 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 Texas community of Black [Titus County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black ...
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.
- Bee Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Berryman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Bixby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Bixby is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <4>
- Buick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Reynolds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
- Enough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Glover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Goodland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Hogan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Lake Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Springs
- Lake Springs is located in Reynolds County
- Lesterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Lesterville is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <4>
- Maxwells Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwells Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells Mill
- Maxwells Mill is located in Iron County
How Far From Black 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Reynolds County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Black to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 44 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5313, Longitude: -90.9329 |
| <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 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 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> | 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. |
| <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 Black to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.503 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.102 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.233 degrees. |