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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 City Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to City 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 City Point:
    • 28.406115, -80.755332
    • 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
  • 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 Florida, the name City Point is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This City Point is located in New Haven County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the City Point that is located in Brevard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven 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 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the City Point that is located in Brevard 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 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the City Point that is located in Brevard 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 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the City Point that is located in Brevard 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.

  • Angel City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Angel City is located in Brevard County
  • Audubon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Audubon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
    • Audubon is located in Brevard County
  • Cocoa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
    • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <5>
  • Cocoa Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Footman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Footman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footman
    • Footman is located in Brevard County
  • Indian River City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
    • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
  • Rockledge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sharpes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Williams Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Point
    • Williams Point is located in Brevard County

How Far From City Point 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 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:

  • Titusville, which is the Seat of Brevard County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from City Point to Titusville, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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 Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- 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: 28.4061, Longitude: -80.7553       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 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 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 309.968 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.294 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.255 degrees.




 

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