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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 Blackhorse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackhorse and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Blackhorse:
    • 40.484511, -80.595628
    • 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 Blackhorse
  • 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Since Blackhorse is near Jefferson County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Blackhorse

Communities Also Named Blackhorse ...

We found two communities that are also named Blackhorse.

Within West Virginia, the name Blackhorse is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Blackhorse is located in Harford County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blackhorse that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Blackhorse.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Blackhorse is located in Chester County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east of the Blackhorse that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Blackhorse.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackhorse ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Empire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Fairhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fairhaven is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Island Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
  • Kings Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kings Creek is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
  • Moscow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Moscow is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pottery Addition
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pottery Addition is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottery Addition
  • Shady Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Shady Glen is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Glen
  • Sugar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Sun Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun Valley is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Turkeyfoot ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Turkeyfoot is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Blackhorse once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Blackhorse and extending to:

  • New Cumberland, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Blackhorse to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Blackhorse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Blackhorse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Blackhorse 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 Blackhorse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4845, Longitude: -80.5956       In this case, the coordinates for Blackhorse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.955 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.028 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.68 degrees.