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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 West Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Point 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 West Point:
    • 34.238158, -86.958596
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Point
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named West Point ...

We found 34 communities that share the name West Point.

There are two communities within Alabama that are also named West Point.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 31 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Calhoun County
      • This West Point is located in Calhoun County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of West Point.
    • Morgan County
      • This West Point is located in Morgan County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of West Point.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This West Point is located in Benton County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of West Point.
      • White County
      • This West Point is located in White County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the west northwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of West Point.
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This West Point is located in Calaveras County and lies 1,879 miles [3,024 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of West Point.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This West Point is located in Bibb County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of West Point.
      • Troup County
      • This West Point is located in Troup County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of West Point.
    • Illinois
      • Hancock County
      • This West Point is located in Hancock County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of West Point.
      • Jackson County
      • This West Point is located in Jackson County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the north northwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of West Point.
    • Iowa
      • Lee County
      • This West Point is located in Lee County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of West Point.
    • Kansas
      • Geary County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of West Point [Geary County].
      • Rush County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of West Point [Rush County].
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This West Point is located in Hardin County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the north of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of West Point.
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • This West Point is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of West Point.
    • Maine
      • Sagadahoc County
      • This West Point is located in Sagadahoc County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sagadahoc County community of West Point.
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of West Point [Delta County].
    • Minnesota
      • Isanti County
      • This West Point is located in Isanti County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isanti County community of West Point.
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This West Point is located in Clay County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of West Point.
    • Nebraska
      • Cuming County
      • This West Point is located in Cuming County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuming County community of West Point.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of West Point [Clark County].
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This West Point is located in Orange County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of West Point.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This West Point lies 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This West Point is located in Columbiana County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of West Point.
      • Morrow County
      • This West Point is located in Morrow County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the north northeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of West Point.
    • Oklahoma
      • Payne County
      • This West Point is located in Payne County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payne County community of West Point.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of West Point.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This West Point is located in Cambria County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of West Point.
      • Montgomery County
      • This West Point is located in Montgomery County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the northeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of West Point.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This West Point lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
    • South Dakota
      • Minnehaha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of West Point [Minnehaha County].
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This West Point is located in Fayette County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of West Point.
      • Lynn County
      • This West Point is located in Lynn County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the west of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynn County community of West Point.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This West Point is located in Davis County and lies 1,447 miles [2,328.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of West Point.
    • Virginia
      • King William County
      • This West Point is located in King William County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Point that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King William County community of West Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Point ...

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.

  • Battleground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battleground have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
    • Battleground is located in Cullman County
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Cullman County
  • Central
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Cullman County
  • Dripping Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dripping Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Dripping Springs is located in Cullman County
  • Jones' Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
    • Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
  • Longview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Cullman County
  • Maple Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forks
    • Maple Forks is located in Cullman County
  • Terrace Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
    • Terrace Heights is located in Cullman County

How Far From West Point 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 town such as West Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Point and extending to:

  • Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from West Point to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cullman County: www.co.cullman.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2382, Longitude: -86.9586       In this case, the coordinates for West Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that West Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 West Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 West Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.813 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.545 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.205 degrees.




 

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