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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Park 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 Park:
    • 28.569194, -81.245025
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Park ...

We found three communities that share the name Union Park.

Within Florida, the name Union Park is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Union Park is located in Madison County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the northwest of the Union Park that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Union Park.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette 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 Michigan community of Union Park [Marquette County].
    • Ohio
      • Butler 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 Ohio community of Union Park [Butler County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Park ...

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.

  • Fern Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Goldenrod
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Iowa City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Seminole County
  • Jones Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Landing
    • Jones Landing is located in Seminole County
  • Lake Charm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charm
    • Lake Charm is located in Seminole County
  • Longwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Orlando
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pine Castle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Truck Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truck Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truck Corner
    • Truck Corner is located in Seminole County
  • University Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Orange County
  • Winter Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Winter Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Union Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Orange County: www.orangecountyfl.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5692, Longitude: -81.2450    
<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 Park 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Park 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 310.233 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.623 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.373 degrees.




 

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