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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Point and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 37.549216, -89.503986
- 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.
- Open 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Union Point is near Cape Girardeau County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Union Point
Communities Also Named Union Point ...
We found eight communities that are also named Union Point.
Within Illinois, the name Union Point is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Greene County
- This Union Point is located in Greene County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Union Point that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Union Point.
- Whitfield County
- This Union Point is located in Whitfield County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the southeast of the Union Point that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Union Point.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Union Point is located in Concordia Parish and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Union Point that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Union Point.
- Manitoba
- This Union Point lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Union Point that is located in Union 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 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Point that is located in Union 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 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Union Point that is located in Union 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].
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.
- Egypt Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Grand Tower
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Moccasin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moccasin Springs is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Springs
- Mountain Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Oriole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Starland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Starland is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starland
- Wolf Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Union Point 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 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:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Union Point to Jonesboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5492, Longitude: -89.5040 In this case, the coordinates for Union Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.576 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.035 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.572 degrees. |
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