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Black Rock (Channel Islands)
Black Rock, Blackrock, Black Rocks, etc. may refer to: Places Australia * Black Rock, South Australia, a hamlet on the Black Rock Plains * Black Rock, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne * Blackrock, Queensland, a locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook * Black Rock (Western Australia), in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve * Black Rocks, Queensland, rocky islets south of Bramble Cay in the Torres Strait * Black Rocks, South Australia, an islet off the western Eyre Peninsula in Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park * South Black Rock, an island off north-west Tasmania Canada *Black Rock, Colchester County, Nova Scotia *Black Rock, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia * Black Rock, Kings County, Nova Scotia * Black Rock, Victoria County, Nova Scotia * Blackrock Mountain (Alberta), Alberta * Irish Commemorative Stone, also known as The Black Rock, a monument to Irish typhoid victims in Montreal Ireland * Blackrock, Cork, suburb of Cork city * Blackrock, Dublin, southern coastal suburb of Dubli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rock, South Australia
Black Rock (formerly known as Dalton) is a hamlet in South Australia on the Black Rock Plains at the intersection of the south–north RM Williams Way (B80) between Jamestown and Orroroo and the west–east Wilmington–Ucolta Road (B56) to Peterborough, in the Mid North section of the state. It is also the site (and name of) a former railway siding on the now removed Peterborough–Quorn railway line."Back on the rails at Black Rock" ''The Northern Argus'' accessed 30 April 2010 Located 19 km south east of Orroroo, the town was originally laid out as "Dalton" and proclaimed on 15 December 1881. It is named after a nearby h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackrock, County Louth
Blackrock () is a seaside village just to the south of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. The small town is in the townland of Haggardstown and part of the Dundalk metropolitan area. The population of the village is between 3,000 and 5,000. History In the 1950s and 1960s, Blackrock was a holiday destination for people in the landlocked counties of Monaghan and Cavan. The beach, which is pictured in colourised postcards of that era, was created with sand imported from beaches further down the coast, as sand is continually washed away contributing to the buildup of silt in Dundalk Bay. The village is enjoying a revival as a tourist resort and there remains a tradition of visiting Blackrock on 15 August (vide the Celtic feast of Lúnasa). Since the late 1960s, Blackrock has expanded significantly and has become a dormitory village of Dundalk, and is considered part of Dundalk for census purposes. With the opening of the M1 motorway to Dublin, there has been another wave of expansion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rock, Bridgeport
Black Rock is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It borders Fairfield and the Ash Creek tidal estuary on the west, the West Side/West End of Bridgeport on the north and east, and Black Rock Harbor and Long Island Sound on the south. Black Rock comprises census tracts 701 and 702 and part of census tract 703. It includes two historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Residences comprise 86% of properties in Black Rock, 10% are commercial, and 4% are industrial or other property classes. History Black Rock was first settled in 1644 by a group of settlers led by Thomas Wheeler. The region was also inhabited by Native Americans, who relinquished their settlement in the area in 1681. During the early days of Black Rock, the area was also the community of Stratfield, which has also been absorbed into modern Bridgeport. Stratfield was originally known as Pequonnock and was located about midway between Blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rock Falls
Uvas Canyon County Park is a natural park located in upper Uvas Canyon on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, west of Morgan Hill, California. The park has several small waterfalls, some of which flow perennially, that feed into tributaries confluent with Uvas Creek. The park is part of the Santa Clara County Parks System, and facilitates picnics, hiking and overnight camping. It is one of the few parks in the area that allows dogs in the campgrounds. Access to Uvas Canyon County Park is via Croy Road, a two-lane paved secondary road off Uvas Road with no outlet that narrows to a single lane within the small private community of Sveadal, just before the park entrance. History In 2017, heavy rains damaged parts of Croy Road as well as much of the park's trail system. After significant repairs, the park has now been re-opened. Flora A partial list of trees and plants found in the park is described in the park's Waterfall Loop Nature Trail Guide. Some are non-nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temescal Mountains
Temescal Mountains, also known as the Sierra Temescal (Spanish for " sweat lodge range"), are one of the northernmost mountain ranges of the Peninsular Ranges in western Riverside County, in Southern California in the United States. They extend for approximately 25 mi (40 km) southeast of the Santa Ana River east of the Elsinore Fault Zone to the Temecula Basin and form the western edge of the Perris Block. The Santa Ana Mountains lie to the west, the Elsinore Mountains to the south and the Perris Valley and Lakeview Mountains to the east. History The Temescal Mountains were originally named by the Spanish, Sierra Temescal, (perhaps from the nearby Rancho Temescal), a name which appears on the Rail Road Route survey map made by the U. S. Army Pacific Railroad Surveys in 1854–55. The Temescal Mountains are one of the northernmost of Peninsular Ranges of California, running from the south side of the Santa Anna River, southeast nearly parallel with the Santa An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rock, Arkansas
Black Rock is a city in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States, along the Black River. The population was 662 at the 2010 census. Geography Black Rock is located in northern Lawrence County at (36.107794, -91.098913), at the eastern edge of the Ozarks. It sits on the west side of the Black River, a south-flowing tributary of the White River. U.S. Routes 63 and 412 run concurrently through the south side of the city, leading northwest to Hardy. To the southeast, US 412 leads to Walnut Ridge, the Lawrence county seat, while US 63 leads to Hoxie. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Black Rock has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.08%, are water. List of highways * * U.S. 412 * Highway 25 * Highway 117 * Highway 361 Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 717 people, 284 households, and 199 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 334 housing units at an average density of . The racial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rock, Arizona
Black Rock, Arizona is located just south of the Utah–Arizona state line in the extreme northwest area of the state. It is an area of the Arizona Strip in the north Mojave Desert just off Interstate 15. The area is accessed by the Black Rock Road Exit just outside the Virgin River Gorge, which is to the south. The area is managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management. The area is used for off road vehicle recreation, hiking, photography, and as an informal rest stop for long haul truckers A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster, or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a HGV driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Union, a lorry driver, or driver in .... In 1955 a movie was made using the Black Rock, Arizona name entitled: Bad Day At Black Rock. External links * American Southwest.ne* Arizona Roads.co* ATV Utah.co Protected areas of Mohave County, Arizona Bureau of Land Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rocks (Derbyshire)
Black Rocks (or Stonnis Rocks), is a small outcrop of ashover gritstone, between Cromford and Wirksworth in Derbyshire, the Peak District, England. It is an important crag in the history of British rock climbing, and has some of the most extreme climbing routes in Britain, including ''Gaia''. Climbing history The crag has been a well-known traditional climbing venue since the 1890s, and features in the early 1913 guidebook, ''Some Gritstone Climbs''. Black Rocks has some easier traditional climbing routes of grades Diff to VS 4c, and a selection of short bouldering problems of grades to , however, it is most noted for its historic extreme traditional climbing routes put up in the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. Its northerly aspect means that it is frequently in damp condition (and even covered in a green algae), however, the sandstone-like gritstone rock dries reasonably quickly. Important names in British climbing history have left their mark at Black Rocks such as James W. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rock Gorge
Black Rock Gorge is a deep and narrow cleft in Old Red Sandstone conglomerate through which the Allt Graad (also known as the 'River Glass') flows in Easter Ross, Scotland. It was caused by rapids heavily burdened with sediment being carried upwards as part of the great Post-glacial rebound. It lies a few kilometres from Evanton, at the edge of the Evanton Wood in the traditional territory of the Clan Munro. The Black Rock Gorge is approximately 1.5 km in length as shown on 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey mapping and reaches 36 metres (120 feet) in depth. It attracts a substantial amount of tourism, and there is a camping site nearby. The gorge is the subject of local Gaelic myth, in which a local noblewoman, the Lady of Balconie, is lured into its depths by a mysterious man, thought to be the Devil. Ever since, it is said, the cries which she utters can be heard from the top. In April 2004, ten days of filming took place in the area for the movie ''Harry Potter and the Gobl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portskewett
Portskewett ( cy, Porthsgiwed or ''Porthysgewin'') is a village and community (parish) in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located four miles south west of Chepstow and one mile east of Caldicot, in an archaeologically sensitive part of the Caldicot Levels on the Welsh shore of the Severn Estuary. The Second Severn Crossing passes overhead carrying the M4 motorway. The community includes Sudbrook, Crick and Leechpool. Black Rock is located just over half a mile away from the top end of Portskewett. This is 4miles away from Chepstow and 1mile away from Caldicot Castle History and prehistory Heston Brake At the eastern edge of the village, in a privately owned field opposite Black Rock Road, very near to the Leechpool turn, is evidence of a significant neolithic chambered tomb or long barrow. A small group of puddingstones mark the entrance of the site known as Heston Brake. Human skeletons, cattle bones and some pottery were discovered in the chamber when it was exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rock (Brighton And Hove)
Black Rock is an area of undeveloped land located near Brighton Marina in the city of Brighton and Hove. It was previously the site of a swimming pool that was demolished in the 1980s. There is also an area just to the east of the Marina that is known as Black Rock. Here at low tides a vast area of black rocks can be seen that are excellent for nature observations for the likes of ecologists. History From at least the early 19th Century, Black Rock was the site of an inn and a few houses overlooking cliffs to the east of the then town of Brighton. In 1922, Ralph Seymor, signal officer for Admiral David Beatty during WWI, committed suicide at Black Rock by jumping into the sea. In 1936 an Art Deco lido was constructed at beach level, but this was closed in 1978 and demolished in 1979. The area is served by an extension of the Volk's Electric Railway, which has remained in use thanks to the proximity of the marina, although the line was shortened when the marina and associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rocks, South Georgia
Framnaes Point () is a point southwest of Cape Saunders, on the north side of Stromness Bay Stromness Bay is a bay wide, entered between Cape Saunders and Busen Point on the north coast of South Georgia. Stromness Bay, like Leith Harbour takes its name from a location in Scotland, Stromness, on the Orkney Mainland. This is partiall ..., South Georgia. The name was given prior to 1920, probably by Norwegian whalers operating in the area. Just southeast of Framnaes Point are a small group of rocks called the Black Rocks. The name Blenheim Rocks has appeared for these rocks, but since about 1930 the name Black Rocks has been used more consistently. References Headlands of South Georgia {{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
