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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.
- 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:
- 37.988889, -77.131553
- 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 Central 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Central Point is near Essex County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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 Central Point
Communities Also Named Central Point ...
We found three communities that are also named Central Point.
Within Virginia, the name Central Point is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Central Point is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Central Point that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Central Point.
- Jackson County
- This Central Point is located in Jackson County and lies 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km] to the west northwest of the Central Point that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Central Point.
- 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].
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.
- Battery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Battery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Butlers Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Fork
- Daniel Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Corner
- Farmers Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmers Fork is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
- Helmet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Helmet is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmet
- Hickory Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Fork
- Hustle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hustle is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustle
- Iraville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iraville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iraville
- Jones Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Lauraville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Liberty Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Fork
- Lloyds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martins Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
How Far From Central Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community 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:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Central Point to Bowling Green, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9889, Longitude: -77.1316 In this case, the coordinates for Central Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.998 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.423 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.098 degrees. |
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