Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chriesman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chriesman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chriesman
- 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 Chriesman:
- 30.599146, -96.771669
- 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 Chriesman
- 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 Burleson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Burleson County
- Since Chriesman is near Milam County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Milam County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Chriesman ...
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.
- Cooks Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cooks Point
- From Chriesman to Cooks Point
- Deanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Deanville is located in Burleson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deanville <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Deanville
- From Chriesman to Deanville
- Elevation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Forest Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Milam County
- Goodwill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Gus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Hicks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hicks
- From Chriesman to Hicks
- Hix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Mooring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Mudville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Milam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockdale <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockdale
- From Chriesman to Rockdale
- Stone City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Tanglewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tanglewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tanglewood
- From Chriesman to Tanglewood
- Liberty
How Far From Chriesman 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 Chriesman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Chriesman and extending to:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Burleson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Chriesman to Austin, with an average speed<5> 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 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,826 miles [12,594.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chriesman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chriesman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chriesman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5991, Longitude: -96.7717 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Chriesman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.626 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.839 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.871 degrees. |