Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Blacklick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blacklick and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blacklick

• 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 Blacklick:
  • 36.943174, -81.256766
  • 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 Blacklick

• 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 Wythe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
  • Since Blacklick is near Smyth County and also Bland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bland 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 Blacklick

Communities Also Named Blacklick ...

We found one communities that are also named Blacklick.

Within Virginia, the name Blacklick is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Blacklick in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Franklin County
    • This Blacklick is located in Franklin County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Blacklick that is located in Wythe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Blacklick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blacklick ...

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.

• Beaver
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Beaver is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Blessing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Blessing is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
• Cedar Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Crockett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <2>
• Eagle Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Oak is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Oak
• Grubb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grubb is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
• Rural Retreat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rural Retreat is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Retreat
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Retreat <2>
• Speedwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Speedwell is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
• Stones Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stones Mill is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill

How Far From Blacklick 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 Blacklick to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wytheville, which is the Seat of Wythe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Blacklick to Wytheville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'