Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Christopher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Christopher and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Christopher
- 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 Christopher:
- 32.327093, -84.730480
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Christopher
- 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 Chattahoochee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee County
- Since Christopher is near Marion County and also Stewart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Stewart 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Christopher ...
We found six communities that share the name Christopher.
Within Georgia, the name Christopher is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Christopher is located in Franklin County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Christopher that is located in Chattahoochee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Christopher.
- Kansas
- Reno 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 Christopher [Reno County].
- Kentucky
- Perry County
- This Christopher is located in Perry County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Christopher that is located in Chattahoochee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Christopher.
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This Christopher is located in Newton County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Christopher that is located in Chattahoochee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Christopher.
- New Brunswick
- This Christopher lies 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Christopher that is located in Chattahoochee County.
- Washington
- King County
- This Christopher is located in King County and lies 2,213 miles [3,561.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Christopher that is located in Chattahoochee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Christopher.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Christopher ...
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.
- Cottage Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mills
- Cottage Mills is located in Chattahoochee County
- Eelbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Elmview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Gobblers Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gobblers Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Hill
- Gobblers Hill is located in Chattahoochee County
- Green Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Stewart County
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heineburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Manta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Stewart County
- Slaughter Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Creek
- Slaughter Creek is located in Stewart County
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Christopher 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 Christopher to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Christopher and extending to:
- Cusseta, which is the Seat of Chattahoochee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Christopher to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Christopher. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Christopher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Christopher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3271, Longitude: -84.7305 In this case, the coordinates for Christopher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Christopher 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Christopher to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.628 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.748 degrees. |