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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 Central Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central 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 Central Point:
    • 42.376438, -122.910750
    • 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 Central 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 Central Point ...

We found three communities that share the name Central Point.

There is one other community in Oregon which is also named Central Point.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Oregon ...
    • Clackamas County
      • This Central Point is located in Clackamas County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north of the Central Point that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Central Point.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Grainger 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 Tennessee community of Central Point [Grainger County].
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Central Point is located in Caroline County and lies 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km]<1> to the east of the Central Point that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Central Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Central 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.

  • Beagle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
    • Beagle is located in Jackson County
  • Eagle Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Foots Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foots Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Creek
    • Foots Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Four Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Jackson County
  • Gold Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Jackson County
  • Rock Point ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Rock Point is located in Jackson County
  • Sams Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
    • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Seven Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Seven Oaks is located in Jackson County
  • Table Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
    • Table Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Table Rock Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Station
    • Table Rock Station is located in Jackson County
  • Talent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
    • Talent is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <4>

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

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

  • Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Central Point to Salem, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,888 miles [12,694.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for Central Point: www.ci.central-point.or.us/

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Central Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3764, Longitude: -122.9107       In this case, the coordinates for Central 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 Central 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 Central 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 341.035 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.364 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.41 degrees.




 

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