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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 City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union City 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 City:
    • 37.136993, -86.071921
    • 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 City
  • 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 Edmonson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
    • Since Union City is near Barren County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 City

Communities Also Named Union City ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Union City.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Union City.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Madison County
      • This Union City is located in Madison County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Union City.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Union City is located in Johnson County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Union City.
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Union City is located in Alameda County and lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Union City.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Union City is located in New Haven County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Union City.
    • Florida
      • Jackson 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 Florida community of Union City [Jackson County].
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Union City is located in Fulton County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Union City.
    • Indiana
      • Randolph County
      • This Union City is located in Randolph County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Union City.
    • Kansas
      • Cloud 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 Kansas community of Union City [Cloud County].
      • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Union City [Dickinson County].
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Union City [Jefferson County].
      • Rice County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Union City [Rice County].
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Union City [Sedgwick County].
      • Sumner County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Union City [Sumner County].
    • Michigan
      • Branch County
      • This Union City is located in Branch County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the north of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of Union City.
    • Missouri
      • Atchison County
      • Although located in Atchison County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Union City.
      • Stone County
      • This Union City is located in Stone County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the west of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Union City.
    • New Jersey
      • Hudson County
      • This Union City is located in Hudson County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudson County community of Union City.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Union City is located in Darke County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Union City.
    • Oklahoma
      • Canadian County
      • This Union City is located in Canadian County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canadian County community of Union City.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Union City is located in Erie County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Union City.
    • Tennessee
      • Obion County
      • This Union City is located in Obion County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Union City.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Union City is located in McDowell County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east of the Union City that is located in Edmonson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Union City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union City ...

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.

  • Apple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Apple Grove is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Arthur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Arthur is located in Edmonson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Cave City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Spring is located in Edmonson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
  • Hays
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hays is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Mammoth Cave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Merry Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Merry Oaks is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
  • Oil City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oil City is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Park City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pig
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pig is located in Edmonson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pig
  • Rocky Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
  • Tom Johns Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tom Johns Crossing is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Johns Crossing

How Far From Union City to ...

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

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

  • Brownsville, which is the Seat of Edmonson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Union City to Brownsville, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Union City) 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 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 City 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 City 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 City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1370, Longitude: -86.0719       In this case, the coordinates for Union City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.386 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.458 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.14 degrees.