Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Springs:
  • 40.734264, -75.340735
  • 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 Springs

• 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Christian Springs is near Lehigh County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Christian Springs ...

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.

• Bath
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bath is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
• Cherry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Chickentown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chickentown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickentown
• Churchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Churchville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Clyde
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Filetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Filetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filetown
• Franks Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hecktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hecktown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
• Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
• Jamesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Smoketown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Smoketown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
• Sours Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Christian Springs and extending to:

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Christian Springs to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'