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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 Northpoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northpoint 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 Northpoint:
    • 34.835090, -92.551827
    • 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 Northpoint
  • 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 Northpoint ...

We found two communities that share the name Northpoint.

Within Arkansas, the name Northpoint is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Northpoint [Indiana County].
    • Tennessee
      • Monroe County
      • This Northpoint is located in Monroe County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the east of the Northpoint that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Northpoint.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northpoint ...

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.

  • Cold Springs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in Saline County
  • Crossroads ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Pulaski County
  • Ferndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
    • Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
  • Hickory Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Pulaski County
  • Hickory Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Holly Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Pulaski County
  • Little Italy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Little Italy is located in Perry County
  • Mount Pilgrim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pilgrim
    • Mount Pilgrim is located in Pulaski County
  • Natural Steps
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
    • Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
  • Pebble Beach Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Beach Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach Park
    • Pebble Beach Park is located in Pulaski County
  • Pinnacle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
    • Pinnacle is located in Pulaski County
  • Pleasant Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Forest
    • Pleasant Forest is located in Pulaski County
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    • Pleasant Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County
    • Pleasant View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in Pulaski County
    • Rock Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County
    • Shady Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Twin Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
      • Twin Springs is located in Pulaski County

How Far From Northpoint to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Northpoint to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Northpoint to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Northpoint 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northpoint) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northpoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8351, Longitude: -92.5518       In this case, the coordinates for Northpoint have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Northpoint to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.368 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.745 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.478 degrees.




 

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