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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 Blackwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackwater 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 Blackwater:
- 38.980304, -92.991013
- 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 Blackwater
- 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 Cooper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cooper County
- Since Blackwater is near Saline County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Blackwater
Communities Also Named Blackwater ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Blackwater.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Blackwater.
Beyond Missouri, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Johnson 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 Missouri community of Blackwater [Johnson County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Blackwater is located in Pinal County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Blackwater.
- British Columbia
- This Blackwater lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Blackwater is located in Sussex County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<2> to the east of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Blackwater.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Blackwater is located in Hillsborough County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Blackwater.
- Kentucky
- Laurel County
- This Blackwater is located in Laurel County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Blackwater.
- Menifee County
- This Blackwater is located in Menifee County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the east of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Blackwater.
- Wolfe County
- Although located in Wolfe County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Blackwater.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Blackwater is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Blackwater.
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Blackwater is located in Dorchester County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<2> to the east of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Blackwater.
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This Blackwater is located in Kemper County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Blackwater.
- Lafayette 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 Mississippi community of Blackwater [Lafayette County].
- Marshall County
- This Blackwater is located in Marshall County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the south southeast of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Blackwater.
- New Hampshire
- Strafford County
- This Blackwater is located in Strafford County and lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Blackwater.
- 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 Blackwater.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- This Blackwater is located in Lee County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Blackwater.
- Mathews County
- This Blackwater is located in Mathews County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the east of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mathews County community of Blackwater.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Blackwater is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the east of the Blackwater that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Blackwater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackwater ...
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.
- Blue Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pipertown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pipertown is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipertown
- Pleasant Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Postal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
- Ridge Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Saline City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
How Far From Blackwater to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Blackwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blackwater and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Cooper County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Blackwater to Boonville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Blackwater, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Blackwater 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. |
| <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 Blackwater 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 Blackwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9803, Longitude: -92.9910 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.946 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.962 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.907 degrees. |
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