The term 'orbital points farthest from Earth' refers to apogees, which are the points in an object's orbit that are furthest away from the body being orbited. Apogees are most commonly used to refer to the point in the Moon's orbit that is furthest away from Earth. Apogees are also used to refer to the points in other objects' orbits that are furthest away from Earth, such as comets and artificial satellites.