Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North West Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North West Point and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North West 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 North West Point:
  • 32.900868, -85.161357
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on North West 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
  • Since North West Point is near Chambers County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for North West Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

• Cannonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cannonville is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
• Cottons Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottons Crossroads is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons Crossroads
• Gray Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gray Hill is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
• Hogg Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hogg Mountain is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Mountain
• Little Shawmut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Shawmut is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shawmut
• Long Cane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Long Cane is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
• Magnolia Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia Ferry is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ferry
• Maplecreek Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
• Plant City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
• Smoke Rise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
• Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North West Point and extending to:

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from North West Point to LaGrange, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 614 miles [988.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'