Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fort Christanna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Christanna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Christanna
- 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 Fort Christanna:
- 36.713480, -77.870548
- 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 Fort Christanna
- 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Since Fort Christanna is near Spotsylvania County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Fort Christanna ...
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.
- Alberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Ante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Brokenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Cool Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cool Spring is located in Brunswick County
- Diamond Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Dolphin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Hicks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
- Hicks Mill is located in Brunswick County
- Merchant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pea Hill Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Hill Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
- Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Price Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Mill
- Price Mill is located in Brunswick County
- Triplet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Valentines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valentines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County
- Vineland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Fort Christanna to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fort Christanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fort Christanna and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Christanna to Richmond, with an average speed<4> 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Christanna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Christanna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Christanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7135, Longitude: -77.8705 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Christanna 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 Fort Christanna 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 308.484 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.784 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.856 degrees. |