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Communities Also Named Black River ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Black River.

There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Black River.

Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, eight are located in Canada and ten are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Black River #1
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Catahoula Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Black River [Catahoula Parish].
      • Concordia Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Black River [Concordia Parish].
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Black River [Baltimore County].
    • Michigan
      • Alcona County
      • This Black River is located in Alcona County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Black River.
      • Allegan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Black River [Allegan County].
    • Minnesota
      • Koochiching County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Black River [Koochiching County].
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Black River is located in Jefferson County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Black River.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ontario
      • This Black River lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<3> to the west southwest.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Black River [King County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This Black River is located in Douglas County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Black River.
      • Sheboygan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Black River [Sheboygan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black River ...

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.

  • Back Lots
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Lots came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Lots
  • Bushville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Craigville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
  • Ferry Road
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
  • Forest Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Corner
  • Little Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Branch
  • Loggieville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lower Chatham Head
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Chatham Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chatham Head
  • Passmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passmore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore
  • Wine River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wine River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine River

How Far From Black River 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 community such as Black River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black River and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 506 miles [814.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Black River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,689 miles [5,936.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 River 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 . 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.
<2>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 River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9690, Longitude: -65.3296    
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 River 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 299.526 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.426 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.091 degrees.




 

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