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Communities Also Named Black Rock ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Black Rock.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Black Rock.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these thirteen communities, five are located in Canada and twelve are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Black Rock #1
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Black Rock.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Crenshaw 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 Alabama community of Black Rock [Crenshaw County].
    • Arkansas
      • Lawrence County
      • This Black Rock is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Black Rock.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Black Rock is located in Fairfield County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Black Rock.
    • Indiana
      • Warren County
      • This Black Rock is located in Warren County and lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Black Rock.
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Black Rock is located in Grayson County and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Black Rock.
    • 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 Rock [Baltimore County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Black Rock is located in Norfolk County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Black Rock.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Black Rock lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
    • New Mexico
      • McKinley County
      • This Black Rock is located in McKinley County and lies 2,605 miles [4,192.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Black Rock.
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Black Rock is located in Cayuga County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Black Rock.
      • Erie 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 New York community of Black Rock [Erie County].
    • Oregon
      • Polk County
      • This Black Rock is located in Polk County and lies 2,968 miles [4,776.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Black Rock.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Black Rock [Millard County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Rock ...

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.

  • Big Bank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bank
  • Big Bras d'Or
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Englishtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Georges River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georges River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges River
  • Indian Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Bras d'Or
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bras d'Or came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bras d'Or
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Bras d'Or <5>
  • Little Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pond
  • Long Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
  • Scotch Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Lake

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Black Rock to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,494 miles [5,623 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

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

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.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 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 Rock 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>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 Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3005, Longitude: -60.3906    
<3>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 Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Rock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 296.624 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.084 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.055 degrees.




 

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