Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Union:
  • 33.161236, -92.245416
  • 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 New Union

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since New Union is near Bradley County and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish

• 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 New Union

Communities Also Named New Union ...

We found two communities that are also named New Union.

Within Arkansas, the name New Union is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Marion County
    • This New Union is located in Marion County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Union that is located in Union County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of New Union.
  • Tennessee
    • Coffee County
    • This New Union is located in Coffee County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Union that is located in Union County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of New Union.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Union ...

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.

• Dollar Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dollar Junction is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Junction
• Pigeon Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pigeon Hill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill
• Pine Island Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Island Landing is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Landing
• Sadie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sadie is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
• Sandy Bend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Bend is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bend
• Sawmill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sawmill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill
• Strong
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Strong is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <2>
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• El Dorado, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from New Union to El Dorado, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,513 miles [12,091 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,388 miles [8,671.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'