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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Union
- 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:
- 38.240076, -83.980481
- 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
- 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 Nicholas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Since East Union is near Bath County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 East Union ...
We found nine communities that share the name East Union.
Within Kentucky, the name East Union is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Tipton County
- This East Union is located in Tipton County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the East Union that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of East Union.
- Maine
- Knox County
- This East Union is located in Knox County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Union that is located in Nicholas 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 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the East Union that is located in Nicholas 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 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Union that is located in Nicholas 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 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Union that is located in Nicholas 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 210 miles [338 km] to the north northeast of the East Union that is located in Nicholas 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 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Union that is located in Nicholas 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].
- Indiana
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.
- Bald Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Bald Eagle is located in Bath County
- Jackstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Judy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Little Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Plum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Plum Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Sideview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sprout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Stoops
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Upper Blue Licks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Blue Licks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Blue Licks
- Upper Blue Licks is located in Nicholas County
How Far From East Union 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 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:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from East Union to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 38.2401, Longitude: -83.9805 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | 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 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 312.102 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.144 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.92 degrees. |