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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 Christiana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Christiana and the surrounding area.
- 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 Christiana:
- 39.674295, -75.658042
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Christiana
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Christiana is near Cecil County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
- 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Christiana
Communities Also Named Christiana ...
We found seven communities that are also named Christiana.
Within Delaware, the name Christiana is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Randolph County
- This Christiana is located in Randolph County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Christiana that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Christiana.
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Christiana [Greenwood County].
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Christiana is located in Calvert County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Christiana that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Christiana.
- Minnesota
- Dakota County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Christiana [Dakota County].
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Christiana.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Christiana is located in Lancaster County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Christiana that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Christiana.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Christiana is located in Rutherford County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Christiana that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Christiana.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Christiana ...
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.
- Carriage Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carriage Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Run
- Cherokee Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Christiana Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Christiana Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Landing
- Christiana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coventry is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Fairwinds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairwinds is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwinds
- Fox Chase Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Chase Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Park
- Fox Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Woods
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hares Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hares Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harmony Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmony Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Ivy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ivy Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
- Marydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marydale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Melanie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Melanie is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanie
- Oak Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Hollow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Pine Swamp Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Swamp Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp Corner
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Rivers End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rivers End is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
- Summer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Sycamore Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Woodshade
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Christiana to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Christiana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Christiana and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Christiana to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Christiana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Christiana could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Christiana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Christiana to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Christiana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6743, Longitude: -75.6580 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.019 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.572 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.821 degrees. |
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