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:
- 32.705354, -108.522829
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Black Hawk is near San Miguel County and also Hidalgo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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 New Mexico, the name Black Hawk is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, 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 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Black Hawk that is located in Grant 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 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Black Hawk that is located in Grant 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 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Black Hawk that is located in Grant 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 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<2> to the east of the Black Hawk that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Black Hawk.
- Mississippi
- Carroll County
- This Black Hawk is located in Carroll County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<2> to the east of the Black Hawk that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County 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].
- Ontario
- This Black Hawk lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Black Hawk that is located in Grant County.
- South Dakota
- Meade County
- This Black Hawk is located in Meade County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Black Hawk that is located in Grant 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 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Black Hawk that is located in Grant 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.
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Cliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Cliff is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cliff <5>
- Gold Hill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Gunn Place ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Place
- Gunn Place is located in Grant County
- Little Walnut Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
- Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Redrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
- Redrock is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <5>
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <5>
- Telegraph ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 and using the location of where the historic community of Black Hawk once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Hawk and extending to:
- Silver City, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Black Hawk to Silver City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,147 miles [13,111.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 '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- 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: 32.7054, Longitude: -108.5228 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 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 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.296 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.41 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.312 degrees. |