Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Northpointe:
  • 32.398199, -90.115919
  • 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 Northpointe

• 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
  • Since Northpointe is near Madison County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Northpointe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northpointe ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Highland Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Meadows is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
• Rolling Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Roses Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Roses Bluff is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Bluff
• Sandalwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandalwood is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
• Squirrel Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Squirrel Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
• Tavern Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tavern Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Hill
• Tidewater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tidewater is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
• Tougaloo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tougaloo is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tougaloo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tougaloo <1>
• Treasure Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Treasure Cove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
• Village Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Village Glen is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Glen
• Village Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Village Square is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Northpointe to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'