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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:
41.988152, -72.161466
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We found eight communities that share the name Union.
Within Connecticut, the name Union is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
New York
Broome County
This Union is located in Broome County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west of the Union that is located in Tolland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Union.
Wisconsin
Burnett County
This Union is located in Burnett County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union that is located in Tolland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Union.
Door County
This Union is located in Door County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the west northwest of the Union that is located in Tolland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Union.
Eau Claire County
This Union is located in Eau Claire County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km] to the west northwest of the Union that is located in Tolland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eau Claire County community of Union.
Pierce County
This Union is located in Pierce County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km] to the west northwest of the Union that is located in Tolland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Union.
Rock County
This Union is located in Rock County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the west of the Union that is located in Tolland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Union.
Vernon County
This Union is located in Vernon County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the west northwest of the Union that is located in Tolland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Union.
Waupaca County
This Union is located in Waupaca County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the west northwest of the Union that is located in Tolland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of Union.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Union to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,148 miles [6,675.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9882, Longitude: -72.1615 In this case, the coordinates for Union have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.689 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.311 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.252 degrees.