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:
- 33.326235, -90.011751
- 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Black Hawk is near Holmes County and also Leflore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- eBird sighting report for Leflore 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 Mississippi, the name Black Hawk is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, 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 county.
- 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 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Black Hawk that is located in Carroll County.
- 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 566 miles [910.9 km]<2> to the north of the Black Hawk that is located in Carroll County.
- 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 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Black Hawk that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Black Hawk.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Black Hawk that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Black Hawk.
- Missouri
- Clark County
- Although located in Clark County, we don't know the location within the county.
- 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 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<2> to the north of the Black Hawk that is located in Carroll County.
- South Dakota
- Meade County
- This Black Hawk is located in Meade County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Black Hawk that is located in Carroll County.
- 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 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the north of the Black Hawk that is located in Carroll County.
- 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.
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Carroll County
- Gravel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Carroll County
- Holly Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Carroll County
- Meeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Oklahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Pinchback
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Holmes County
- Seven Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Seven Pines is located in Carroll County
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
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:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Black Hawk to Carrollton, 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 '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 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: 33.3262, Longitude: -90.0118 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 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 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 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> | 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 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 Hawk 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 315.625 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.519 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.647 degrees. |