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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Fort Christanna

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)
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Ante
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ante is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
• Brokenburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
• Cool Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cool Spring is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
• Diamond Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
• Dolphin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
• Greentown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Hicks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicks Mill is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
• Merchant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Merchant is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant
• Pea Hill Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
• Price Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Price Mill is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Mill
• Triplet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Triplet is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplet
• Valentines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Valentines is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
• Vineland ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vineland is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

How Far From Fort Christanna 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 Fort Christanna to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> 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]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Christanna to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'