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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Point Lookout
- 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:
- 40.116461, -80.261728
- 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
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Point Lookout is near Greene County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Point Lookout ...
We found eight communities that share the name Point Lookout.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Point Lookout.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In 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].
- Chester 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].
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Point Lookout is located in Nassau County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<3> to the east of the Point Lookout that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Point Lookout.
- 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].
- 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 280 miles [450.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Point Lookout that is located in Washington 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 63 miles [101.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Point Lookout that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Point Lookout.
- Maryland
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.
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Washington County
- Gabby Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gabby Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
- Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Laboratory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Lincoln Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
- Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
- Log Pile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Long Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Manifold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
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- Plumbsock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Washington County
- Ringlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rural Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
- Rural Valley is located in Washington County
- Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Washington County
- Plumbsock
How Far From Point Lookout 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 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:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Point Lookout to Harrisburg, 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 40.1165, Longitude: -80.2617 In this case, the coordinates for Point Lookout have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Point Lookout 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 309.766 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.758 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.661 degrees. |