North Star (disambiguation)

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
• North Star, United States Virgin Islands

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

Aviation

• Canadair North Star, a passenger aircraft manufactured by Canadair for Trans Canada Airlines
• Custom Flight North Star, a Canadian amateur-built aircraft design

Maritime

• MS North Star, a small expedition ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions for cruising in remote areas
• 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, a Roll-on/Roll-off Cargo ship featured in the documentary series Mighty Ships
• HMS North Star, several ships in the British Royal Navy

Railroad

• 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

Other

• North Star, a brand name of NZ Bus in Auckland, New Zealand, providing services between the Northern suburbs and the central city

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 Faithless featuring Dido from the 2010 album The Dance
• "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

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 Self-Directed Learning for Teens, an education center based in Sunderland, 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

See also

• Étoile du Nord (train) (North Star), a former international express train in Europe
• "North Star State", nickname of the U.S. state of Minnesota
• Northern Star (disambiguation)
• Northstar (disambiguation)