Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Union Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Union Junction
- 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 Junction:
- 32.050208, -81.126501
- 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 Junction
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Union Junction is near Jasper County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Bryan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Union Junction ...
We found three communities that share the name Union Junction.
Within Georgia, the name Union Junction is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Union Junction [New Castle County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Union Junction [Baltimore City].
- Oregon
- Union County
- This Union Junction is located in Union County and lies 2,158 miles [3,473 km]<2> to the northwest of the Union Junction that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Union Junction.
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Junction ...
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.
- Bona Bella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bona Bella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Carver Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County
- Central Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Chatham County
- Cresthill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Florida Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Chatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
- General Hamiltons Settlement ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for General Hamiltons Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Hamiltons Settlement
- General Hamiltons Settlement is located in Jasper County (SC)
- Gordonston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
- Gordonston is located in Chatham County
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Chatham County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Chatham County
- Groveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Grubbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Halcyon Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyon Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
- Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Liberty City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Magnolia Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
- Pine Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
- Pine Gardens is located in Chatham County
- Rivers End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers End have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
- Rivers End is located in Chatham County
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Sackville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Silk Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sunset Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Sunset Park is located in Chatham County
- Thunderbolt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderbolt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbolt
- Thunderbolt is located in Chatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thunderbolt <4>
- Victory Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Victory Heights is located in Chatham County
- Wheat Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheat Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
- Woodlawn Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Chatham County
- Grove Park
How Far From Union Junction 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 Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Junction and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Union Junction to Atlanta, 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 525 miles [844.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Junction 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0502, Longitude: -81.1265 In this case, the coordinates for Union Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Junction 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 310.331 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.223 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.493 degrees. |