Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Christmans:
  • 40.968144, -75.644078
  • 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 Christmans

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • Since Christmans is near Monroe County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Christmans

Curious and Interesting Names Near Christmans ...

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.

• Dotters Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dotters Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotters Corners
• Hickory Run ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Indian Mountain Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Indian Mountain Lake is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mountain Lake
• Jim Thorpe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
• Jonas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jonas is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas
• Lake Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Harmony is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Harmony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Harmony <1>
• Leonardsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leonardsville is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville
• Leslie Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
• Mud Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mud Run is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
• Robin Hood Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Robin Hood Lakes is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Lakes
• Rockport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rockport is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Split Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Split Rock is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
• Tannery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tannery is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
• Unionville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Unionville is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Christmans to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Christmans to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Christmans 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'