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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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Black Lake
Communities Also Named Black Lake ...
We found nine communities that are also named Black Lake.
Within New Mexico, the name Black Lake is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of nine communities that are located 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].
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)
- Eagle Nest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Halls Peak ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Peak is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
- Idlewild
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Lakeview Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
- Pot Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pot Creek is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
- Shady Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Brook is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Sunny Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sunny Side is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Virginia City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Virginia City is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 '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 Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.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). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.36 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.474 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.439 degrees. |
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