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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 North Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North 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 North Point:
    • 38.729006, -76.152444
    • 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 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Since North Point is near Dorchester County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Point

Communities Also Named North Point ...

We found eight communities that are also named North Point.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named North Point.

Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Baltimore County
      • This North Point is located in Baltimore County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north northwest of the North Point that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of North Point.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of North Point [Pulaski County].
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This North Point is located in DeKalb County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Point that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of North Point.
      • Fulton County
      • This North Point is located in Fulton County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the west southwest of the North Point that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of North Point.
    • Louisiana
      • Avoyelles Parish
      • This North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Point that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of North Point.
    • North Carolina
      • Dare County
      • This North Point is located in Dare County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the south of the North Point that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of North Point.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This North Point is located in Bedford County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Point that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of North Point.
      • Indiana County
      • This North Point is located in Indiana County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the northwest of the North Point that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of North Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

  • Anchorage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Anchorage is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Cedar Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Cooks Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
  • Cove View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cove View is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
  • Holly Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Holly Harbor is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Harbor
  • Londonderry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Londonderry is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Loves Folly
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Loves Folly is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Folly
  • Miles River Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
  • Patrick Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Patrick Plains is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Plains
  • Peach Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
  • Peachblossom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
  • Poplar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rays Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rays Point is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Point
    • Royal Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sailors Retreat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sailors Retreat is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Retreat
    • Solitude
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Solitude is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Thanksgiving
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving
    • Third Haven Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights

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

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from North Point to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- North Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 North 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 North Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7290, Longitude: -76.1524       In this case, the coordinates for North Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.382 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.836 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.411 degrees.