Black Rock Explained
BlackRock is a global investment management firm.
Black Rock, Blackrock, Black Rocks, etc. may also 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 Dublin city
- Black Rock, Co. Limerick, mountain among the Ballyhouras
- Blackrock, County Louth, a village
- Blackrock Island, County Mayo, rocky islet toward Blacksod Bay, County Mayo
- Black Rock Mountain, County Wexford
New Zealand
South Georgia (Southern Atlantic)
United Kingdom
United States
(sorted by state)
- Black Rock, Arizona, wilderness area of northwest Arizona
- Black Rock, Arkansas, city in Lawrence County
- Black Rocks, a geological feature in the Temescal Mountains, in Riverside County, California
- Black Rock Falls, waterfall in Uvas Canyon County Park, near Morgan Hill, California
- Black Rock, Bridgeport, Connecticut, a neighborhood
- Black Rock State Park, near Watertown, Connecticut
- Black Rock Turnpike, a name for Connecticut State Route 58 in southwestern Connecticut
- Black Rock Mountain State Park, near Mountain City, Georgia
- Black Rock, Hawaii, an alternative name for Kāohikaipu, a volcanic island near Oahu
- Black Rock, Indiana, an extinct community in Warren County
- Black Rock (Bristol County, Massachusetts)
- Black Rock, a pillar in Montana
- Black Rock, Buffalo, former town and now a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York
- Black Rock Forest, nature preserve in the Hudson highlands of Orange County, New York
- Black Rock Desert, region of northwestern Nevada
- Black Rock, New Mexico, a census-designated place in northwestern New Mexico
- Black Rock, Buffalo, in New York
- Black Rock, Oregon, community in Polk County
- Blackrock, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in York County, Pennsylvania
- Blackrock, Rhode Island
- Black Rock (Great Salt Lake), a historic landmark in Tooele County, Utah
- Black Rock Desert volcanic field, Utah
- Black Rock, Millard County, Utah, a ghost town
- Black Rock (West Virginia), a mountain
Elsewhere
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities
- Black Rock, a beached ship on the TV show Lost; see Mythology of Lost
- Blackrock (comics), an adversary of Superman's in DC Comics
- Blackrock Mountain, a mountain in the Warcraft universe, mostly seen in World of Warcraft
- G. B. Blackrock, a character in the Transformers comic book series
Films
Literature
Music
Buildings and structures
- Black Rock, a nickname for the CBS Building in New York City
- Black Rock Airport, New Mexico
- Black Rock Dam (Schuylkill River), Pennsylvania
- Black Rock Halt railway station, near Criccieth, Wales; closed in 1976
- Black Rock Lock, the terminal lock on the Black Rock Canal, part of the Erie Canal
- Blackrock railway station, in Blackrock, Dublin
- Blackrock Castle, in Blackrock, Cork
- BlackRock Center for the Arts, in Germantown, Maryland
- Blackrock Clinic, in Blackrock, Dublin
- The Black Rock, a memorial to Irish typhus victims in Goose Village, Montreal
Businesses and organisations
- Black Rock City, LLC, the U.S.-based organization behind the annual Burning Man festival
- Black Rock Coalition, a U.S.-based organization promoting black musicians
- Black Rock Studio, a UK video game developer
- Blackrock College, a secondary school in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland
- Blackrocks Brewery, a craft brewery in Marquette, Michigan, United States
Sports
- Black Rock FC, an American soccer club
- Black Rock Football Club, Australia
- Black Rock Yacht Club, Australia
- Blackrock College RFC, rugby club associated with Blackrock College in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
- Blackrock GAA (Blackrock Gaelic Athletic Association), also known as Blackrock Hunting Club, in Blackrock, Cork, Ireland
- Blackrock Rugby Festival, a schools' rugby festival hosted by St. Mary's School in Nairobi, Kenya
Other uses
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