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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Springs:
- 31.830447, -93.789908
- 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 Springs
- 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 Sabine Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish
- Since Union Springs is near De Soto Parish and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Springs
Communities Also Named Union Springs ...
We found four communities that are also named Union Springs.
Within Louisiana, the name Union Springs is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock County
- This Union Springs is located in Bullock County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east of the Union Springs that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of Union Springs.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Union Springs is located in Cayuga County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Springs that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Union Springs.
- Texas
- Nacogdoches 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 Texas community of Union Springs [Nacogdoches County].
- Virginia
- Rockingham County
- This Union Springs is located in Rockingham County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union Springs that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Union Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Springs ...
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.
- Coker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coker is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
- Converse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cook is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Eudora ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eudora is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Halcyon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halcyon is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- New Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Noble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pelican
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ragtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ragtown is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Spider ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spider is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spider
- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
How Far From Union Springs 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 Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Springs and extending to:
- Many, which is the Seat of Sabine Parish, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Union Springs to Many, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,641 miles [12,297 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Union Springs) 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 Springs 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 parish. 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 Springs 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 Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8304, Longitude: -93.7899 In this case, the coordinates for Union Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.855 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.919 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.463 degrees. |
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