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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 Christa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Christa 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 Christa:
    • 33.421528, -82.091507
    • 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 Christa
  • 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Since Christa is near Columbia County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Christa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Christa ...

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.

  • Colony Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colony Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
  • Glenn Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
  • Golden Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
  • Gordon Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon Terrace is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Terrace
  • Hidden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Lumpkin Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lumpkin Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Park
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Meadowlark
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Quail Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Rain Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
  • Rolling Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Sand Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Spanish Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tower Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tower Pines is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Pines
    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Valley Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Park is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Woodlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Woodlake is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Christa to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Christa to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Christa and extending to:

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Christa to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Christa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Christa 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 Christa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4215, Longitude: -82.0915       In this case, the coordinates for Christa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.913 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.087 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.488 degrees.