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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 Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Grove 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 Grove:
    • 41.834195, -90.026982
    • 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 Grove
  • 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 Grove ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Union Grove.

Within Illinois, the name Union Grove is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chilton County
      • This Union Grove is located in Chilton County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Union Grove.
      • Cullman County
      • This Union Grove is located in Cullman County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the south southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Union Grove.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Union Grove is located in Jefferson County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the south southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Union Grove.
      • Madison County
      • This Union Grove is located in Madison County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the south southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Union Grove.
      • Marshall County
      • This Union Grove is located in Marshall County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the south southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Union Grove.
    • Indiana
      • Grant 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 Indiana community of Union Grove [Grant County].
    • Missouri
      • Gentry County
      • Although located in Gentry County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Union Grove.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Union Grove is located in Salem County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the east of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Union Grove.
    • New York
      • Delaware 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 New York community of Union Grove [Delaware County].
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Union Grove is located in Beaufort County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Union Grove.
      • Iredell County
      • This Union Grove is located in Iredell County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Union Grove.
      • Yadkin County
      • This Union Grove is located in Yadkin County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Union Grove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Union Grove is located in Lancaster County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the east of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Union Grove.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Union Grove is located in Blount County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Union Grove.
      • Bradley County
      • This Union Grove is located in Bradley County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km] to the south southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Union Grove.
      • Maury County
      • This Union Grove is located in Maury County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the south southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Union Grove.
      • McMinn County
      • This Union Grove is located in McMinn County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km] to the southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Union Grove.
      • Meigs County
      • This Union Grove is located in Meigs County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km] to the southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Union Grove.
      • Sevier County
      • This Union Grove is located in Sevier County and lies 535 miles [861 km] to the southeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Union Grove.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Union Grove is located in Bell County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Union Grove.
      • Erath County
      • Although located in Erath County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Union Grove.
      • Knox County
      • This Union Grove is located in Knox County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the southwest of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Union Grove.
      • Upshur County
      • This Union Grove is located in Upshur County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the south southwest of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Union Grove.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Union Grove is located in Racine County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union Grove that is located in Whiteside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Union Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Grove ...

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.

  • Fair Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
    • Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
  • Ideal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Little Oklahoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
    • Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County
  • Lyons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County
  • Oliver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Oliver is located in Whiteside County
  • Round Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
    • Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Unionville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Whiteside County
  • Ustick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ustick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
    • Ustick is located in Whiteside County
  • White Pigeon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Union Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Morrison, which is the Seat of Whiteside County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Union Grove to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 from Point A (ie- Union Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8342, Longitude: -90.0270    
<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 Grove 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>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.
<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 Grove 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 316.037 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.154 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.773 degrees.




 

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