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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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North 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 North Point ...

We found eight communities that share the name North Point.

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

Beyond Maryland, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Anchorage is located in Talbot County
  • Cedar Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
  • Cooks Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
    • Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
  • Cove View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Cove View is located in Talbot County
  • Holly Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Harbor
    • Holly Harbor is located in Talbot County
  • Londonderry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
    • Londonderry is located in Talbot County
  • Loves Folly
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Folly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Folly
    • Loves Folly is located in Talbot County
  • Miles River Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles River Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
    • Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
  • Patrick Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Plains
    • Patrick Plains is located in Talbot County
  • Peach Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
    • Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
  • Peachblossom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachblossom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
    • Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
  • Poplar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rays Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rays Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Point
      • Rays Point is located in Talbot County
    • Royal Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
      • Royal Oak is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <4>
    • Sailors Retreat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailors Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Retreat
      • Sailors Retreat is located in Talbot County
    • Solitude
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solitude have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
      • Solitude is located in Talbot County
    • Thanksgiving
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thanksgiving have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving
      • Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
    • Third Haven Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Haven Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
      • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County

How Far From North 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Talbot County: www.co.talbot.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.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).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.382 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.836 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.411 degrees.




 

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