Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Union Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Union Point
- 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 Point:
- 34.766394, -84.927903
- 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 Point
- 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 Whitfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- Since Union Point is near Murray County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Murray County
- eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Point ...
We found eight communities that share the name Union Point.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Union Point.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Greene County
- This Union Point is located in Greene County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Union Point that is located in Whitfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Union Point.
- Greene County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Union Point is located in Union County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Union Point that is located in Whitfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Union Point.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Union Point is located in Concordia Parish and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Union Point that is located in Whitfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Union Point.
- Manitoba
- This Union Point lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Union Point that is located in Whitfield County.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester 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 Massachusetts community of Union Point [Worcester County].
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- This Union Point is located in Jackson County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Point that is located in Whitfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Union Point.
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Union Point is located in Carteret County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the east of the Union Point that is located in Whitfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Union Point.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Union Point [Linn County].
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Point ...
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.
- Cedar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Whitfield County
- Crow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Dawnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Five Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Springs
- Five Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Keiths Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiths Mill
- Keiths Mill is located in Whitfield County
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Whitfield County
- Rocky Face
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Face
- Rocky Face is located in Whitfield County
- Estimated population in 2019: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Face <6>
- Spring Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
- Spring Place is located in Murray County
- Treadwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Union Point 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Point and extending to:
- Dalton, which is the Seat of Whitfield County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Union Point to Atlanta, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Whitfield County: www.whitfieldcountyga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7664, Longitude: -84.9279 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Point 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Union Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.614 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.236 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.254 degrees. |