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Communities Also Named Union Point ...

We found eight communities that share the name Union Point.

Within Manitoba, the name Union Point is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Greene County
      • This Union Point is located in Greene County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Union Point.
      • Whitfield County
      • This Union Point is located in Whitfield County and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Union Point.
    • Illinois
      • Union County
      • This Union Point is located in Union County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Union Point.
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • This Union Point is located in Concordia Parish and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Union Point.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester 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 Massachusetts community of Union Point [Worcester County].
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • This Union Point is located in Jackson County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Union Point.
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • This Union Point is located in Carteret County and lies 1,447 miles [2,328.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Union Point.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Union Point [Linn County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Point ...

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.

  • Bright Oaks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Domain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domain
  • Landmark
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
  • Mitchell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Oak Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Grove
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Randolph
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Silver Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plains came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plains
  • Starbuck
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starbuck came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <5>
  • Tuxedo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo

How Far From Union Point 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 Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Union Point to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6> 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 just over a day.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5211, Longitude: -97.2306    
<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 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 Point 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 . 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Union Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.146 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.986 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.694 degrees.




 

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