Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Black Lake
- 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 Lake:
- 36.298367, -105.258622
- 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 Lake
- 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 Colfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- Since Black Lake is near Taos County and also Mora County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taos County
- eBird sighting report for Mora 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 Lake ...
We found nine communities that share the name Black Lake.
Within New Mexico, the name Black Lake is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Kootenai County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Kootenai County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Black Lake.
- Michigan
- Cheboygan County
- This Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Black Lake that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Black Lake.
- Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Black Lake [Muskegon County].
- Presque Isle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Black Lake [Presque Isle County].
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Black Lake is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Black Lake that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Black Lake.
- Sullivan County
- This Black Lake is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km] to the east northeast of the Black Lake that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Black Lake.
- Quebec
- This Black Lake lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Black Lake that is located in Colfax County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Black Lake lies 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km]<2> to the north of the Black Lake that is located in Colfax County.
- Washington
- Stevens 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 Washington community of Black Lake [Stevens County].
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Lake ...
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.
- Angel Fire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Fire
- Angel Fire is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angel Fire <4>
- Eagle Nest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <4>
- Halls Peak ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
- Halls Peak is located in Mora County
- Idlewild
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Colfax County
- Lakeview Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
- Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
- Pot Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Shady Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Shady Brook is located in Taos County
- Sunny Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Colfax County
- Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Colfax County
- Virginia City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Virginia City is located in Colfax County
How Far From Black Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Lake and extending to:
- Raton, which is the Seat of Colfax County, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Black Lake to Raton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 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 7,838 miles [12,614 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 Lake, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2984, Longitude: -105.2586 In this case, the coordinates for Black Lake 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 Lake 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> | 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. |
| <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 Lake 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 326.36 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.474 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.439 degrees. |