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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Union Grove:
    • 34.928422, -86.482491
    • 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 Union Grove
  • 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

Communities Also Named Union Grove ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Union Grove.

There are four communities within Alabama that are also named Union Grove.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Chilton County
      • This Union Grove is located in Chilton County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the south of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Union Grove.
    • Cullman County
      • This Union Grove is located in Cullman County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Union Grove.
    • Jefferson County
      • This Union Grove is located in Jefferson County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Union Grove.
    • Marshall County
      • This Union Grove is located in Marshall County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Union Grove.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Whiteside County
      • This Union Grove is located in Whiteside County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Union Grove.
    • Indiana
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Union Grove [Grant County].
    • Missouri
      • Gentry County
      • Although located in Gentry County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Union Grove.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Union Grove is located in Salem County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Union Grove.
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Union Grove [Delaware County].
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Union Grove is located in Beaufort County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the east of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Union Grove.
      • Iredell County
      • This Union Grove is located in Iredell County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east northeast of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Union Grove.
      • Yadkin County
      • This Union Grove is located in Yadkin County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east northeast of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Union Grove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Union Grove is located in Lancaster County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Union Grove.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Union Grove is located in Blount County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Union Grove.
      • Bradley County
      • This Union Grove is located in Bradley County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Union Grove.
      • Maury County
      • This Union Grove is located in Maury County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Union Grove.
      • McMinn County
      • This Union Grove is located in McMinn County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east northeast of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Union Grove.
      • Meigs County
      • This Union Grove is located in Meigs County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Union Grove.
      • Sevier County
      • This Union Grove is located in Sevier County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east northeast of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Union Grove.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Union Grove is located in Bell County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Union Grove.
      • Erath County
      • Although located in Erath County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Union Grove.
      • Knox County
      • This Union Grove is located in Knox County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the west of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Union Grove.
      • Upshur County
      • This Union Grove is located in Upshur County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the west southwest of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Union Grove.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Union Grove is located in Racine County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the north of the Union Grove that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Union Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Grove ...

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.

  • Bell Factory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Factory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
    • Bell Factory is located in Madison County
  • Deposit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
    • Deposit is located in Madison County
  • Fannings Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fannings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannings Crossing
    • Fannings Crossing is located in Madison County
  • Hazel Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Key's Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key's Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
    • Key's Mill is located in Madison County
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County (TN)
  • Meridianville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mint Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mint Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
    • Mint Spring is located in Madison County
  • Sulphur Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
  • Three Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Three Forks is located in Madison County
  • Walnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Madison County

How Far From Union Grove 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 Union Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Grove and extending to:

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Union Grove to Huntsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Union Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9284, Longitude: -86.4825       In this case, the coordinates for Union Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Union Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Union Grove 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 313.56 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.348 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.853 degrees.




 

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