Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in City Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to City Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for City Point
- 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 City Point:
- 41.283153, -72.928436
- 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 City Point
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected New Haven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- Since City Point is near Fairfield County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- 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 City Point ...
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.
- Florida
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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armoryville
- Armoryville is located in New Haven County
- Brightview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightview
- Brightview is located in New Haven County
- Double Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Beach
- Double Beach is located in New Haven County
- Fair Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
- Foxon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemingway Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
- Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Liberia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in New Haven County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
- Sea Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Short Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
- Short Beach is located in New Haven County
- Spring Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Spring Glen is located in New Haven County
How Far From City 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 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for City Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 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 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. |