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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 Christianburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Christianburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Christianburg:
    • 38.278328, -85.099312
    • 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 Christianburg
  • 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Since Christianburg is near Lawrence County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Christianburg

Communities Also Named Christianburg ...

We found three communities that are also named Christianburg.

Within Kentucky, the name Christianburg is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Monroe County
      • This Christianburg is located in Monroe County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the south of the Christianburg that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Christianburg.
    • Utah
      • Sanpete County
      • This Christianburg is located in Sanpete County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<1> to the west of the Christianburg that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanpete County community of Christianburg.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in McDowell County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Christianburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Christianburg ...

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.

How Far From Christianburg 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 Christianburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Christianburg and extending to:

  • Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Christianburg to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Christianburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Christianburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Christianburg 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 Christianburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2783, Longitude: -85.0993    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.798 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.946 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.404 degrees.