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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 Blacktail, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blacktail 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 Blacktail:
- 44.369984, -103.760198
- 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 Blacktail
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Blacktail is near Meade County and also Pennington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pennington 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 Blacktail
Communities Also Named Blacktail ...
We found two communities that are also named Blacktail.
Within South Dakota, the name Blacktail is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Blacktail is located in Bonner County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blacktail that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Blacktail.
- Montana
- Flathead County
- This Blacktail is located in Flathead County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blacktail that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Blacktail.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blacktail ...
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.
- Carterville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carterville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carthage ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Deadwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Flatiron ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flatiron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
- Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
- Gayville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gayville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Lead
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Terry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Terry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Trojan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trojan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
- Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
How Far From Blacktail 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 Blacktail to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blacktail and extending to:
- Deadwood, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Blacktail to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,337 miles [11,807.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blacktail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Blacktail 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 Blacktail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3700, Longitude: -103.7602 In this case, the coordinates for Blacktail have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.941 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.855 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.649 degrees. |
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