Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Union Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Union Mills
- 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 Mills:
- 41.452473, -92.570727
- 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 Mills
- 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 Mahaska County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mahaska County
- Since Union Mills is near Poweshiek County and also Keokuk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Poweshiek County
- eBird sighting report for Keokuk 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 Mills ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Union Mills.
Within Iowa, the name Union Mills is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada County
- This Union Mills is located in Nevada County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the west of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Union Mills.
- Indiana
- LaPorte County
- This Union Mills is located in LaPorte County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the east of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Union Mills.
- Kentucky
- Jessamine County
- This Union Mills is located in Jessamine County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Union Mills.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Union Mills is located in Carroll County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the east of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Union Mills.
- New Brunswick
- This Union Mills lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Union Mills is located in Burlington County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the east of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Union Mills.
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Union Mills is located in Fulton County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Union Mills.
- North Carolina
- Rutherford County
- This Union Mills is located in Rutherford County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Union Mills.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Union Mills is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Union Mills.
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Union Mills is located in Mifflin County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the east of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Union Mills.
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Union Mills.
- West Virginia
- Pleasants County
- This Union Mills is located in Pleasants County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the east of the Union Mills that is located in Mahaska County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Union Mills.
- Wisconsin
- Iowa 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 Wisconsin community of Union Mills [Iowa County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Mills ...
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.
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Indianapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Mahaska County
- University Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Vulcan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - What Cheer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
- What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <4>
How Far From Union Mills 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 Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Mills and extending to:
- Oskaloosa, which is the Seat of Mahaska County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Union Mills to Oskaloosa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4525, Longitude: -92.5707 |
| <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 Mills 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> | 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 Mills 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 317.76 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.075 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.154 degrees. |