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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 Point Lookout, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Lookout 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 Point Lookout:
    • 40.592326, -73.580684
    • 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 Point Lookout
  • 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 Point Lookout ...

We found eight communities that share the name Point Lookout.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Point Lookout.

Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Point Lookout [Queens County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Saint Mary's County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Point Lookout.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Point Lookout [Taney County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Point Lookout [Chester County].
      • Washington County
      • This Point Lookout is located in Washington County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<3> to the west of the Point Lookout that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Point Lookout.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Point Lookout [Hamilton County].
    • Virginia
      • Gloucester County
      • This Point Lookout is located in Gloucester County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Point Lookout that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Point Lookout.
    • West Virginia
      • Pleasants County
      • This Point Lookout is located in Pleasants County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<3> to the west of the Point Lookout that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Point Lookout.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Lookout ...

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.

  • Far Rockaway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Nassau County
  • Harbor Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Green
    • Harbor Green is located in Nassau County
  • Harbor Isle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isle
    • Harbor Isle is located in Nassau County
  • Island Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
    • Island Park is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Lakeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Nassau County
  • Long Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
  • Ocean Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
    • Ocean Point is located in Nassau County
  • Oceanside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Stream
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Point Lookout to Mineola, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,262 miles [6,859 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Point Lookout 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.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Point Lookout, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point Lookout) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Lookout. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5923, Longitude: -73.5807       In this case, the coordinates for Point Lookout have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Point Lookout to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.704 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.229 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.534 degrees.




 

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