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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 Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Ridge 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 Ridge:
    • 37.136988, -87.001941
    • 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 Ridge
  • 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 Muhlenberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
    • Since Union Ridge is near Logan County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Ridge

Communities Also Named Union Ridge ...

We found six communities that are also named Union Ridge.

Within Kentucky, the name Union Ridge is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Union Ridge [Sebastian County].
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Union Ridge is located in Alamance County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the east of the Union Ridge that is located in Muhlenberg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Union Ridge.
      • Forsyth County
      • This Union Ridge is located in Forsyth County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east of the Union Ridge that is located in Muhlenberg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Union Ridge.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Union Ridge is located in Columbiana County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Union Ridge that is located in Muhlenberg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Union Ridge.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Union Ridge is located in Bedford County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Union Ridge that is located in Muhlenberg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Union Ridge.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Union Ridge [Cabell County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Ridge ...

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.

  • Deer Lick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Deer Lick is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
  • Diamond Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Dunmor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Gus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gus is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gus
  • Harper Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harper Crossroads is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
  • Hollow Bill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hollow Bill is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Bill
  • Huntsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Huntsville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Jason
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jason is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
  • Knightsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knightsburg is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsburg
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rosewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood

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

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Muhlenberg County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Union Ridge to Greenville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ridge 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.
<2>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- Union Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Ridge 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 Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1370, Longitude: -87.0019       In this case, the coordinates for Union Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.968 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.126 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.548 degrees.