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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 East Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East 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 East Point:
    • 38.419293, -78.659741
    • 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 East 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 East Point ...

We found eleven communities that share the name East Point.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named East Point.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of East Point, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Accomack County
      • This East Point is located in Accomack County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the East Point that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of East Point.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • This East Point is located in Cullman County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Point that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of East Point.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This East Point is located in Hillsborough County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the south southwest of the East Point that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of East Point.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This East Point is located in Fulton County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Point that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of East Point.
    • Kentucky
      • Johnson County
      • This East Point is located in Johnson County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the west of the East Point that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of East Point.
    • Louisiana
      • Red River Parish
      • This East Point is located in Red River Parish and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Point that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of East Point.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • This East Point is located in Tioga County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the East Point that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of East Point.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This East Point lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Point that is located in Rockingham County.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This East Point is located in Wilson County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Point that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of East Point.
    • Texas
      • Wood County
      • This East Point is located in Wood County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Point that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of East Point.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 9,880 miles [15,900.3 km]<1> to the northwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.

  • Almond ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Almond is located in Rockingham County
  • Comertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
    • Comertown is located in Page County
  • Fleeburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeburg
    • Fleeburg is located in Page County
  • Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
    • Furnace is located in Page County
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Grove Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Page County
  • Island Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford
    • Island Ford is located in Rockingham County
  • Keezletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Furnace ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
    • Old Furnace is located in Rockingham County
  • Rocky Bar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
    • Rocky Bar is located in Rockingham County
  • Sandy Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County
  • Swift Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County

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

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

  • Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from East Point to Harrisonburg, with an average speed<4> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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- East Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4193, Longitude: -78.6597       In this case, the coordinates for East Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 East 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 308.875 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.487 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.574 degrees.




 

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