Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Christian Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Christian Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Christian Corner
- 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 Christian Corner:
- 40.830927, -75.549352
- 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 Christian Corner
- 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Since Christian Corner is near Northampton County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Christian Corner ...
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.
- Apps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Beltzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beltzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
- Beltzville is located in Carbon County
- Big Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cherryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Cherryville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <2>
- Danielsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
- Danielsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielsville <2>
- Harpers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hazard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Indianland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianland
- Indianland is located in Northampton County
- Jonesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
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- Kunkletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kunkletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkletown
- Kunkletown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kunkletown <2>
- Little Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Slate Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Slate Valley is located in Northampton County
- Slatefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatefield
- Slatefield is located in Northampton County
- Sunny Rest Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Rest Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Rest Lodge
- Sunny Rest Lodge is located in Carbon County
- Kunkletown
How Far From Christian Corner 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 Christian Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Christian Corner and extending to:
- Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Christian Corner to Jim Thorpe, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,339 miles [6,982.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Christian Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Christian Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Christian Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8309, Longitude: -75.5494 In this case, the coordinates for Christian Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Christian Corner 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 306.853 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.566 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.287 degrees. |