Black Rock
Encyclopedia
Organizations and firms
- BlackRockBlackRockBlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment management corporation and the world's largest asset manager. BlackRock is headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States and is the leading provider of investment, advisory, and risk management solutions...
, a global investment management firm based in New York City - Black Rock Arts FoundationBlack Rock Arts FoundationThe Black Rock Arts Foundation was established May 2001 in order to promote public, community-based art installations. It is a not-for-profit organization, founded by several people who also direct Burning Man...
supports arts programs in San Francisco, California - Black Rock City, LLCBlack Rock City, LLCBlack Rock City LLC is the company that organizes and administers the annual week-long Burning Man festival ending on Labor Day, on the dry lake of the Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada. Headed by a board of 6 LLC members, the company conducts the year-round, behind-the-scenes work needed...
, the organization behind the annual Burning Man festival - Black Rock CoalitionBlack Rock CoalitionThe Black Rock Coalition is a New York-based artists' collective and non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the creative freedom and works of black musicians....
, U.S.-based organization promoting black musicians - Blackrock CollegeBlackrock CollegeBlackrock College is a Catholic voluntary secondary school for boys aged 14–18, located in Williamstown, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. The College was founded by French missionaries in 1860, to act as a school and civil service training centre. Set in of grounds, it has an illustrious...
, in Blackrock, Dublin- Blackrock College RFCBlackrock College RFCBlackrock College Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 by former pupils of Blackrock College...
, adult rugby union club associated with the school
- Blackrock College RFC
- Blackrock GAABlackrock GAABlackrock National Hurling Club is a G.A.A. club located on the southside of Cork City, Ireland. The club was founded in 1883 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.-History:...
, in Blackrock, Cork - Black Rock Football ClubBlack Rock Football ClubThe Black Rock Football Club is a century old Australian rules football club located in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Black Rock.The club commenced official competition play in 1913 by joining the Federal Football League...
, in Black Rock, Victoria - Black Rock Press – University of Nevada, Reno a publisher
- Black Rock StudioBlack Rock StudioBlack Rock Studio was a video game developer based in Brighton, England. The studio was founded by Tony Beckwith in 1998 as Pixel Planet. It was then acquired by the Climax Group in 1999 and was renamed Climax Brighton. In 2004, it became Climax Racing, as the Climax Group rebranded its studios...
, a video games developer based in Brighton, England - Black Rock Yacht ClubBlack Rock Yacht ClubBlack Rock Yacht Club is a Yacht club for off-the-beach sailing boats on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, seventeen kilometres south of Melbourne, Australia. The club was founded in 1904 and has a proud history of Olympic, world and Australian champions...
, in Black Rock, Victoria
Australia
- Black Rock, VictoriaBlack Rock, VictoriaBlack Rock is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Black Rock had a population of 5796.-History:...
, a suburb of Melbourne - South Black Rock (Tasmania), small island off north-west Tasmania
- Black Rock, South AustraliaBlack Rock, South AustraliaBlack Rock is a hamlet in South Australia on the Black Rock Plains at the intersections of the roads connecting Peterborough, Jamestown and Orroroo, including Wilmington–Ucolta Road , in the mid-north section of the state....
, a hamlet on the Black Rock Plains at the intersections of the roads connecting Peterborough, Jamestown and Orroroo, in the States mid-north
Canada
- Blackrock Mountain (Alberta), Alberta
- Black Rock, Colchester, Nova ScotiaBlack Rock, Colchester, Nova ScotiaBlack Rock is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County.-References:*...
- Black Rock, Cumberland, Nova ScotiaBlack Rock, Cumberland, Nova ScotiaBlack Rock is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County. It is located apprcximately 10 kilometres west of Parrsboro.-References:*...
- Black Rock, Kings, Nova ScotiaBlack Rock, Kings, Nova ScotiaBlack Rock is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Kings County.-References:*...
- Black Rock, Victoria, Nova ScotiaBlack Rock, Victoria, Nova ScotiaBlack Rock is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Victoria County.-References:*...
- Black Rock, Montreal
Ireland
- Blackrock, County CorkBlackrock, County CorkBlackrock is a village and suburb contained within Cork City, Ireland. It began as a small fishing village about five kilometres from Cork City but the growth of the city has meant the village became incorporated into the city...
, suburb of Cork city - Blackrock, Dublin, southern coastal suburb of Dublin city
- Blackrock railway stationBlackrock railway stationBlackrock railway station serves Blackrock in County Dublin, Ireland.The station opened on 17 December 1834.The station is served by the 7, 7a, 8, 17, 45 and 114 buses....
, a railway station serving the above suburb
- Blackrock railway station
- Black Rock, Co. Limerick, one of the Ballyhoura Mountains
- Blackrock, County LouthBlackrock, County LouthBlackrock , is a seaside village just to the south of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. The village is in the townland of Haggardstown. The current population of the village is about 3,000....
, seaside village - Black Rock Mountain, County WexfordBlack Rock Mountain, County WexfordBlack Rock Mountain is in the Blackstairs Mountains which are located on the Carlow-Wexford border.The Blackstairs are divided into two massifs, to the north Mount Leinster and to the south Blackstairs Mountain. Black Rock is the terminal peak of the eastern shoulder of Mount Leinster....
South Georgia, (Southern Atlantic)
- Black Rock, South GeorgiaBlack Rock, South GeorgiaBlack Rock is a low rock southeast of Shag Rocks and some west-northwest of South Georgia. Black Rock may have been considered as part of the "Aurora Islands" reported in this vicinity by the ship Aurora in 1762...
, a low rock 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Shag Rocks - Black Rocks, South GeorgiaBlack Rocks, South GeorgiaThe Black Rocks are a small group of rocks southeast of Framnaes Point in the north part of Stromness Bay, South Georgia. The name Blenheim Rocks has appeared for these rocks, but since about 1930 the name Black Rocks has been used more consistently....
, a small group of rocks 0.5 miles (0.8 km) southeast of Framnaes Point
Saint Kitts
- Black Rocks (Saint Kitts)Black Rocks (Saint Kitts)Black Rocks is the name of a notable rock formation on the northeastern coast of the island of Saint Kitts. Located close to the town of Saddlers, the rocks consist of lava flow from the volcanic Mount Liamuiga which dominates the northern half of the island of Saint Kitts....
, a notable rock formation on the northeastern coast of the island
United Kingdom
- Black Rock (Brighton and Hove)Black Rock (Brighton and Hove)Black Rock is an area of wasteland located near Brighton Marina in the city of Brighton and Hove.-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....
, an area near Brighton Marina - Black Rocks (Derbyshire), England
- Black Rock GorgeBlack Rock GorgeBlack Rock Gorge is a deep and narrow cleft in Old Red Sandstone conglomerate through which the Allt Graad flows in Easter Ross, Scotland...
, through which the Allt Graad flows in Scotland - Black Rock crossing of the River Severn, at Portskewett, Monmouthshire
- Black Rock, Dorset, England, on the Jurassic Coast
United States
(ordered by state)- Black Rock, ArkansasBlack Rock, ArkansasBlack Rock is a city in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States, along the Black River. The population was 717 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Black Rock is located at ....
, city in Lawrence County - Black Rock, ArizonaBlack Rock, ArizonaBlack 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...
, wilderness area of northwest Arizona - Blackrock, CaliforniaBlackrock, CaliforniaBlackrock is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3829 feet ....
, community in Inyo County - Black Rock Falls, waterfall in Uvas Canyon County Park, near Morgan Hill, California
- Black Rock (Bridgeport), Connecticut, a neighborhood
- Black Rock HarborBlack Rock HarborBlack Rock Harbor is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut on the Long Island Sound. The Black Rock Harbor Light on Fayerweather Island marks the entrance to the harbor on its east, while St. Mary's by the Sea forms its western beachhead. Seaside Park runs along the northeastern part of the harbor....
, adjacent harbor
- Black Rock Harbor
- Black Rock State ParkBlack Rock State ParkBlack Rock State Park is a state park in Watertown, Connecticut. The park is opened during the spring, fall, and summer seasons. The park offers swimming, camping, and hiking trails...
, near Watertown, Connecticut - Black Rock Mountain State ParkBlack Rock Mountain State ParkBlack Rock Mountain State Park is a 1,743 acre Georgia state park located west of Mountain City in Rabun County. It is named after its sheer cliffs of dark-colored biotite gneiss and encompasses some of the most outstanding countryside in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains...
, near Mountain City, Georgia - Black Rock, a pillar in Montana
- Black Rock DesertBlack Rock DesertThe Black Rock Desert is an arid region in the northern Nevada section of the Great Basin with a lakebed that is a dry remnant of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan...
, region of northwestern Nevada - Black Rock, New MexicoBlack Rock, New MexicoBlack Rock is a census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,252 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Black Rock is located at ....
, a census-designated place in northwestern New Mexico - Black Rock ForestBlack Rock ForestBlack Rock Forest is a privately owned nature preserve in the western Hudson Highlands region of the U.S. state of New York. It is in Orange County, mostly in the town of Cornwall, with the southern fringe overlapping into the neighboring town of Highlands...
, nature preserve in the Hudson highlands of Orange County New York - Black Rock, Buffalo, New YorkBlack Rock, Buffalo, New YorkBlack Rock, once an independent municipality, is now a neighborhood of the northwest section of the city of Buffalo, New York. In the 1820s, Black Rock was the rival of Buffalo for the terminus of the Erie Canal, but Buffalo, with its larger harbor capacity and greater distance from the shores of...
, former town and now a neighborhood - Blackrock, PennsylvaniaBlackrock, PennsylvaniaBlackrock is an unincorporated community in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. Blackrock is located near the Mason-Dixon Line approx. 1 mile northwest of the town of Lineboro.-References:...
- Black Rock, Millard County, UtahBlack Rock, Millard County, UtahBlack Rock was a small, unincorporated village located in southern Millard County, Utah, about 20 miles north of Milford. The town was a station stop on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad , and was a community center for a small number of early twentieth century homesteaders and ranchers. A...
, a ghost town
Buildings and structures
- Black Rock AirportBlack Rock AirportBlack Rock Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Zuni Pueblo, a pueblo in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is owned by the Pueblo of Zuñi. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for...
, New Mexico - Blackrock CastleBlackrock CastleBlackrock Castle, formerly Mahon Castle, is a 16th century castle located about 2km from the heart of Cork city on the banks of the River Lee. The "Cosmos at the Castle" project is a centre for scientific research, outreach and communication. The project is a joint venture between , and a private...
, in Blackrock, Cork - Blackrock ClinicBlackrock ClinicBlackrock Clinic in Blackrock, Dublin was co-founded in 1984 by surgeons Joseph Sheehan, his brother Jimmy Sheehan, Maurice Neligan and Nuclear Medicine Specialist George Duffy as a private, high-tech hospital offering healthcare to privately insured patients....
, in Blackrock, Dublin - Black Rock Dam (Schuylkill River)Black Rock Dam (Schuylkill River)The Black Rock Dam is a low head dam in the Schuylkill River. Originally constructed as a stone filled, timber crib dam in the early 19th century by the Schuylkill Navigation Company, the dam was one of dozens built to create a slack water pools for the Schuylkill Navigation System...
, Pennsylvania - Blackrock railway stationBlackrock railway stationBlackrock railway station serves Blackrock in County Dublin, Ireland.The station opened on 17 December 1834.The station is served by the 7, 7a, 8, 17, 45 and 114 buses....
, in Blackrock, Dublin - Black Rock Halt railway stationBlack Rock Halt railway stationBlack Rock Halt was a railway station located in Gwynedd between Criccieth and Porthmadog. It was the last unstaffed halt before Pwllheli on the route of the former Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway, until British Rail reduced Penychain and Abererch to unstaffed status, and served the popular...
, near Criccieth, Wales; closed in 1976 - Black Rock, nickname for the CBS BuildingCBS BuildingThe CBS Building in New York City, also known as Black Rock, is the headquarters of CBS Corporation. The building, opened in 1965, was designed by Eero Saarinen. It is located at 51 West 52nd Street, at the corner of Sixth Avenue . The 38 story building is tall and measures approximately 872,000...
in New York City - Black StoneBlack StoneThe Black Stone is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba, the ancient stone building towards which Muslims pray, in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic, which according to Muslim tradition dates back to the time of Adam and Eve.The...
, a Muslim object of reverence in Mecca - Lapis NigerLapis NigerThe Lapis Niger is an ancient shrine in the Roman Forum. Together with the associated Vulcanal it constitutes the only surviving remnants of the old Comitium, an early assembly area that preceded the Forum and is thought to derive from an archaic cult site of the 7th or 8th century BC.The black...
(Latin: "Black Stone"), ancient shrine in Rome - The Black Rock, a memorial to Irish typhus victims in Goose Village, MontrealGoose Village, MontrealGoose Village was a neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its official but less commonly used name was Victoriatown, after the adjacent Victoria Bridge...
- The BlackRock Center for the Arts, in Germantown, Maryland
Fiction
- Blackrock (play)Blackrock (play)Blackrock is a play by Australian playwright Nick Enright. It was inspired by the real-life rape and murder of schoolgirl Leigh Leigh in Stockton, near Newcastle, Australia on 3 November 1989.It won the 1996 AWGIE Award for Best Play.-Origins:...
, 1992 Australian play inspired by the real-life rape and murder of schoolgirl Leigh Leigh- Blackrock (film)Blackrock (film)Blackrock is a 1997 Australian film directed by Steven Vidler and written by Nick Enright. Internationally, it is best remembered as the first prominent role of actor Heath Ledger.-Origin:...
, 1997 Australian film based on the play
- Blackrock (film)
- Blackrock (comics)Blackrock (comics)Blackrock is a fictional supervillain in the DC Comics universe. Blackrock is a recurring enemy of Superman first appearing in Action Comics #458, .-Pre-Crisis and Zero Hour:...
, adversary of Superman's in DC Comics - G. B. BlackrockG. B. BlackrockG. B. Blackrock is a fictional character in the Marvel Transformers comic.-Fictional character biograph:He is a millionaire who owns several companies, facilities and arenas, the most notable being a petroleum company that manufactures and distributes fuel to cars...
, character in the Transformers comic book series - Black Rock, a ship on the TV show Lost
- A clan of Orcs in WarcraftWarcraftWarcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game , developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Blizzard and Interplay Entertainment. The MS-DOS version was released in November 1994 and the Macintosh version in late 1996. Sales were fairly high, reviewers were mostly impressed, and the...
- Blackrock Mountain, the mountain in which most endgame content was situated in pre-expansions World of WarcraftWorld of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
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Other
- Black Rock (band), dance production duo from France
- Blakroc, a 2009 collaboration project between the band The Black Keys and a number of hiphop and R&B artists
- Black Rock (hen), variety of domestic chicken
- Blackrock (geology)Blackrock (geology)Blackrock is a type of limestone, with its name originating from a place in Somerset where it occurs. It is not always necessarily black, often a dark grey color....
, type of limestone - Black Rock (James Blood Ulmer album)Black Rock (James Blood Ulmer album)Black Rock is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1982 and released on the Columbia label. It was Ulmer's second of three albums recorded for a major label.-Reception:...
, 1982 - Black Rock (Joe Bonamassa album), 2010
- Black Rock (missile), British surface to surface guided missile
See also
- Black Hill (disambiguation)
- Black Hills (disambiguation)Black Hills (disambiguation)Black Hills may refer to:* Black Hills in South Dakota and Wyoming** Black Hills Airport in Spearfish, South Dakota** Black Hills Gold Rush in South Dakota from 1874–1877** Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota and Wyoming...
- Black Mountain (disambiguation)
- Black Mountains (disambiguation)
- Blackstone (disambiguation)
- Blackstones (disambiguation)
- All articles beginning with Black Rock (including articles beginning with Black Rocks)
- All articles beginning with Blackrock