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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 Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Corner 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 Corner:
    • 39.027336, -75.805211
    • 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 Corner
  • 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Since Union Corner is near Kent County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Corner

Communities Also Named Union Corner ...

We found five communities that are also named Union Corner.

Within Maryland, the name Union Corner is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Union Corner lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Corner that is located in Caroline County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Union Corner lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Corner that is located in Caroline County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This Union Corner is located in Northumberland County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Union Corner that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Union Corner.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Union Corner lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Corner that is located in Caroline County.
    • West Virginia
      • Berkeley County
      • This Union Corner is located in Berkeley County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Corner that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Union Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Corner ...

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.

  • Bridgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Buckels Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckels Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckels Corner
  • Choptank Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Choptank Mills is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Mills
  • Choptank Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Choptank Pines is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Pines
  • Choptank Ponds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
  • Edwardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edwardsville is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Four Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Corners is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Holly Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
  • Lords Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lords Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Corner
  • Maple Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Village is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
  • Sandtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Spring Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch

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

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

  • Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Union Corner to Denton, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Corner 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 Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0273, Longitude: -75.8052       In this case, the coordinates for Union Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.157 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.627 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.147 degrees.