Because the earth's north pole happens to point [very close] to Polaris.
The North Star, also called Polaris or α Ursae Minoris, is about 430 lightyears from Earth. In a car going 100 miles per hour that never stops, it would take you about 3 thousand million years to...
The north star is called Polaris and it is about 430 light years away.
It is currently but 5,000 years ago the North star was Vega. This is because the Earth's axis wobbles (precession) every few thousand years.
The North star, Polaris is 430 light-years away.