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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 Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Landing 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 Landing:
    • 39.699323, -123.801686
    • 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 Union Landing
  • 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
    • Since Union Landing is near Humboldt County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Union Landing

Communities Also Named Union Landing ...

We found two communities that are also named Union Landing.

Within California, the name Union Landing is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Livingston Parish
      • This Union Landing is located in Livingston Parish and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<1> to the east of the Union Landing that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Union Landing.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Union Landing is located in Burlington County and lies 2,553 miles [4,108.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union Landing that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Union Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Landing ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpine is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Cooks Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
  • Empire ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Empire is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Hardy
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hardy is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Kenny
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kenny is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
  • Marble Place
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marble Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Place
  • Pratt Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pratt Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Place
  • Rockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rockport is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Twin Rocks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Rocks is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks

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

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

  • Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Union Landing to Ukiah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,470 miles [3,975.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 141 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,078 miles [13,000.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Union Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6993, Longitude: -123.8017       In this case, the coordinates for Union Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.562 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.873 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.024 degrees.