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41.283153, -72.928436
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We found seven communities that share the name City Point.
Within Connecticut, the name City Point is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Brevard County
This City Point is located in Brevard County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the City Point that is located in New Haven County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of City Point.
Kansas
Pottawatomie 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 City Point [Pottawatomie County].
Maine
Waldo County
This City Point is located in Waldo County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the City Point that is located in New Haven County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of City Point.
Massachusetts
Suffolk County
This City Point is located in Suffolk County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the City Point that is located in New Haven County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of City Point.
Virginia
Hopewell City
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 Virginia community of City Point [Hopewell City].
Prince George 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 Virginia community of City Point [Prince George County].
Wisconsin
Jackson County
This City Point is located in Jackson County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City Point that is located in New Haven County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of City Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near City 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.
Armoryville ‑ Historic (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armoryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as City Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in City Point and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from City Point to Hartford, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,208 miles [6,772.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- City Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in City Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2832, Longitude: -72.9284 In this case, the coordinates for City 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 City 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 City 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 City Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.237 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.814 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.931 degrees.