We found nine communities that share the name Black Lake.
Within Quebec, the name Black Lake is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these nine communities, one is located in Canada and the other eight communities are located in the United States.
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 .
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 621 miles [999.4 km]<2> to the west.
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 Mexico
Colfax County
This Black Lake is located in Colfax County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Black Lake.
New York
Saint Lawrence County
This Black Lake is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
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 349 miles [561.7 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Black Lake.
Saskatchewan
This Black Lake lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km]<2> to the northwest.
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.
Cranberry (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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 city such as Black Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Lake and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Black Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,975 miles [6,397.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 46.0333, Longitude: -71.3667
<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 . 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>
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 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.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.56 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.735 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.752 degrees.