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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 Christian Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Christian Hill 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 Christian Hill:
- 41.850350, -77.351645
- 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 Christian Hill
- 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- Since Christian Hill is near Steuben County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Christian Hill
Communities Also Named Christian Hill ...
We found three communities that are also named Christian Hill.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Christian Hill is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This Christian Hill is located in Tompkins County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Christian Hill that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Christian Hill.
- Warren County
- This Christian Hill is located in Warren County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the northeast of the Christian Hill that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Christian Hill.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Christian Hill is located in Providence County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east of the Christian Hill that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Christian Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Christian Hill ...
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.
- Crooked Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crooked Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Elkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heise Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heise Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise Run
- Little Marsh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
- Marsh Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Shinglebury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shinglebury is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglebury
- Shortsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shortsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Stokesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
- Thumptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
How Far From Christian Hill 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Christian Hill and extending to:
- Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Christian Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Christian Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hill 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 Christian Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8503, Longitude: -77.3516 In this case, the coordinates for Christian Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.859 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.865 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.669 degrees. |
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