Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Christophers Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Christophers Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Christophers Crossing

• 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 Christophers Crossing:
  • 39.458435, -77.439986
  • 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 Christophers Crossing

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Christophers Crossing is near Washington County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Christophers Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Christophers Crossing ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Charlesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Charlesville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
• Cherry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Clover Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cloverview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cloverview is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
• Deer Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
• Grove Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Harmony Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Hilltop Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
• Howards Retreat
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
• Indian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Irongate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Irongate is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Meadowcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Rocky Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Shookstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Taskers Chance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
  • Winpenny Tell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
  • Winter Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
  • Woodlawn Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
  • Workmans Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill
  • Yellow Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

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

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Christophers Crossing to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'