Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eastpoint Terminal:
  • 41.665328, -84.853015
  • 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 Eastpoint Terminal

• 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Since Eastpoint Terminal is near Williams County and also Branch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Branch 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 Eastpoint Terminal

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastpoint Terminal ...

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.

• Berlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• California
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • California is located in Branch County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Clear Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Cold Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Crooked Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Crooked Lake is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
• Forest Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fountain Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Park is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
• Glen Eden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Glen Eden is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
• Island Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Island Park is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Nettle Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nettle Lake is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
• Page
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Page is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Russels Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Russels Point is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point

How Far From Eastpoint Terminal 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 Eastpoint Terminal to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Angola, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies just to the West.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Eastpoint Terminal to Indianapolis, 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 453 miles [729 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'