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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 East Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Union 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 East Union:
    • 40.217259, -86.128323
    • 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 East Union
  • 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 East Union ...

We found nine communities that share the name East Union.

Within Indiana, the name East Union is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Nicholas County
      • This East Union is located in Nicholas County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the East Union that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of East Union.
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This East Union is located in Knox County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Union that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of East Union.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb 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 Michigan community of East Union [Macomb County].
    • Minnesota
      • Carver County
      • This East Union is located in Carver County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the northwest of the East Union that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of East Union.
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This East Union is located in Steuben County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Union that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of East Union.
    • Ohio
      • Noble County
      • This East Union is located in Noble County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east of the East Union that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of East Union.
      • Wayne County
      • This East Union is located in Wayne County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east of the East Union that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of East Union.
    • Tennessee
      • Madison County
      • This East Union is located in Madison County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the East Union that is located in Tipton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of East Union.
    • Washington
      • King 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 Washington community of East Union [King County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Union ...

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.

  • Aroma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
    • Aroma is located in Hamilton County
  • Big Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Big Springs is located in Boone County
  • Clare
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
    • Clare is located in Hamilton County
  • Curtisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
    • Curtisville is located in Tipton County
  • Eagletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
    • Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
  • Federal Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
    • Federal Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Groomsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
    • Groomsville is located in Tipton County
  • Hemlock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Howard County
  • Hobbs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
    • Hobbs is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <4>
  • Indian Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
    • Indian Heights is located in Howard County
  • Nevada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
    • Nevada is located in Tipton County
  • Noblesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riverwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
      • Riverwood is located in Hamilton County
    • Walnut Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hamilton County
    • Windfall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Windfall City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
      • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people

How Far From East Union 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 East Union to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tipton, which is the Seat of Tipton County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from East Union to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Union) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2173, Longitude: -86.1283       In this case, the coordinates for East Union have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 East Union 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 East Union 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 313.458 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.978 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.323 degrees.









 

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