North Star (disambiguation)

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North Star is the prominent star that lies closest in the sky to the north celestial pole, and which appears (approximately) directly overhead to an observer at the Earth's North Pole.

North Star may also refer to:

Places

In the United States:

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
North Star, California, an unincorporated community
North Star, Delaware, a census-designated place
North Star, Ohio, a village
North Star, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
North Star Township, Michigan
North Star Township, Brown County, Minnesota
North Star Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Elsewhere:

North Star, New South Wales, Australia, a village
North Star, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet

Newspapers

North Star (anti-slavery newspaper), published from 1847–1851 by the abolitionist Frederick Douglass
North Star, a slip edition of the Inverness-based Highland News

Transportation

Canadair North Star, a passenger aircraft manufactured by Canadair for Trans Canada Airlines
Custom Flight North Star, a Canadian amateur-built aircraft design
MS North Star, a small expedition ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions for cruising in remote areas
North Star, a brand name of NZ Bus in Auckland, New Zealand, providing services between the Northern suburbs and the central city
North Star, a vessel borrowed by the U.S. Navy during World War II and renamed USS Crossbill
North Star a ship used by Edward Belcher in the Arctic
North Star was the name given to four different locomotives of the Great Western Railway (GWR):
- North Star (broad gauge locomotive, 1837–71), a locomotive designed by Robert Stephenson and one of the first to run on the Great Western Railway
- North Star (1866–1902), one of the GWR 378 Class locomotives; named c. 1871 and name removed c. 1897
- North Star (1898–1912), one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915; renamed Bulkeley in 1906.
- North Star (1906–29), one of the GWR 4000 Class locomotives, rebuilt to 4073 Class in 1929
- North Star (1929–57), a GWR 4073 Class rebuilt from the above
North Star (Amtrak), a former train route in Minnesota

Entertainment

North Star (1925 film), directed by Paul Powell
The North Star (1943 film), a war film directed by Lewis Milestone
North Star (1996 film), directed by Nils Gaup
"North Star" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a third season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
"North Star" (Glenn Martin, DDS episode), an episode of Glenn Martin, DDS
"North Star", a song from the 1979 album Exposure by Robert Fripp
"North Star", a song by Magnolia Electric Co. from the 2005 album Trials & Errors
"North Star", an unreleased song by U2, only played live during their 360° Tour
"North Star", a 1977 composition by Philip Glass
North Star Federation, a Cyber Nations alliance

In business

Beijing North Star, a conglomerate company in Beijing, China
North Star Computers, a company established in 1976
North Star Mine and Powerhouse, Grass Valley, California, USA
North Star Mall, a shopping center in San Antonio, Texas
North Star Hotel, a hotel in Vancouver, Canada
North Star, a brand of shoes owned by Bata Shoes

Education

North Star School District, Pennsylvania
North Star Middle School (disambiguation)
North Star (education), an education center based in Hadley, Massachusetts, United States

Sports

Minnesota North Stars, a team in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1993
Île-des-Chênes North Stars, a defunct Canadian senior hockey team, 2003 Allan Cup champions
Kildonan North Stars, a team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League between 1976 and 1990

Other

VMware ThinApp, a product by VMware with the codename VMware Project North Star
North Star (organization), an organization for LGBT Mormons
North Star House (Grass Valley, California), on the National Register of Historic Places, associated with the mine