Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pointe North

• 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 Pointe North:
  • 31.614617, -84.226298
  • 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 Pointe North

• 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
  • Since Pointe North is near Lee County and also Terrell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell 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 Pointe North

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pointe North ...

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.

• Audubon
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Audubon is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
• Cedar Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Doublegate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Doublegate is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Groveland
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Groveland is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Indian Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Creek is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Merry Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
• North Slappy Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
• Valley Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
• Whispering Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
• Wildcross
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildcross is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcross
• Winterwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Winterwood is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood

How Far From Pointe North to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pointe North and extending to:

• Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pointe North to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'