Blackhawk Lake
Blackhawk Lake is a lake in Dakota County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. According to Warren Upham, Blackhawk Lake is probably an English translation of the Sioux language name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Also known as: “Black Hawk Lake” and “Downing Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eagan Transit Station and Cedar Grove Transit Station.
Eagan Transit Station
Bus station
The Eagan Transit Station is a transit facility located in Eagan, Minnesota. Riders also hail from the nearby communities of Mendota Heights and Northern Rosemount.
Cedar Grove Transit Station
Public building
Photo: Eóin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cedar Grove Transit Station is a transit facility in Eagan, Minnesota. It serves the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority bus system and the Metro Red Line bus rapid transit system. Cedar Grove Transit Station is situated 2 miles west of Blackhawk Lake.
Dakota Hills Middle School
School
Independent School District 196 is a K-12 public school district located in the south suburban Twin Cities, near both Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota. Dakota Hills Middle School is situated 2½ miles east of Blackhawk Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eagan and Mendota.
Eagan
Eagan is a city of 69,000 people in Minnesota on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. It is a suburb in the southern part of the Twin Cities region.
Mendota
Village
Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.
Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world. Mendota is situated 5 miles north of Blackhawk Lake.
Mendota Heights
Town
Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.
Mendota Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first-ring southern suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 11,744 at the 2020 census. Mendota Heights is situated 5 miles northeast of Blackhawk Lake.
Blackhawk Lake
- Category: lake
- Location: Dakota, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.81925° or 44° 49′ 9″ northLongitude
-93.18289° or 93° 10′ 58″ westElevation
784 feet (239 metres)Open location code
86P8RR98+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 1092277931OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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