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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 Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Landing 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 Landing:
    • 30.321306, -90.694537
    • 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 Landing
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Livingston Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
    • Since Union Landing is near Ascension Parish and also Tangipahoa Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
  • 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 Landing

Communities Also Named Union Landing ...

We found two communities that are also named Union Landing.

Within Louisiana, the name Union Landing is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Mendocino County
      • This Union Landing is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Landing that is located in Livingston Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Union Landing.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Union Landing is located in Burlington County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Landing that is located in Livingston Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Union Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Landing ...

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.

  • Catfish Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Catfish Landing is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Landing
  • Claybank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
  • French Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frost
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frost is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Horse Bluff Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Horse Bluff Landing is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Bluff Landing
  • Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Magnolia Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia Landing is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Landing
  • Neal Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Neal Landing is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Landing
  • Romes Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Romes Ferry is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romes Ferry
  • Tiger Bluff Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiger Bluff Landing is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Bluff Landing

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

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

  • Livingston, which is the Seat of Livingston Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Union Landing to Livingston, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,577 miles [12,194 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,454 miles [8,777.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Landing 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 Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3213, Longitude: -90.6945       In this case, the coordinates for Union Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.742 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.252 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.407 degrees.