Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blackwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackwood Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blackwood Park
- 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 Blackwood Park:
- 35.245971, -81.218412
- 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 Blackwood Park
- 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 Gaston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- Since Blackwood Park is near York County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackwood Park ...
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.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Boogertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boogertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boogertown
- Boogertown is located in Gaston County
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <2>
- Forest Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
- Forest Brook is located in Gaston County
- Groves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Jenkins Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Heights
- Jenkins Heights is located in Gaston County
- Kings Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <2>
- Love Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Gaston County
- Sandy Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Sandy Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Springwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Gaston County
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Tryon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
How Far From Blackwood Park 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 Blackwood Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blackwood Park and extending to:
- Gastonia, which is the Seat of Gaston County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Blackwood Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackwood Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gaston County: www.co.gaston.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackwood Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2460, Longitude: -81.2184 In this case, the coordinates for Blackwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blackwood Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.805 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.645 degrees. |