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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Point
- 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:
- 40.162581, -78.199454
- 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
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since North Point is near Huntingdon County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named North Point ...
We found eight communities that share the name North Point.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named North Point.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Indiana County
- This North Point is located in Indiana County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Point that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of North Point.
- Indiana County
- 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 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Point that is located in Bedford 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 544 miles [875.5 km] to the southwest of the North Point that is located in Bedford 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 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Point that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of North Point.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This North Point is located in Baltimore County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the southeast of the North Point that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of North Point.
- Talbot County
- This North Point is located in Talbot County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southeast of the North Point that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of North Point.
- North Carolina
- Dare County
- This North Point is located in Dare County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the North Point that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of North Point.
- Arkansas
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.
- Defiance
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jerkwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Bedford County
- Riddlesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Round Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Round Knob is located in Bedford County
- Sandy Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Stone Row
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Stonerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerstown
- Stonerstown is located in Bedford County
- Sunny Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Bedford County
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:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Point to Bedford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 40.1626, Longitude: -78.1995 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 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.504 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.332 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.727 degrees. |