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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 South Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Union 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 South Union:
    • 44.197023, -69.263656
    • 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 South Union
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since South Union is near Lincoln County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 South Union

Communities Also Named South Union ...

We found four communities that are also named South Union.

Within Maine, the name South Union is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This South Union is located in Logan County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Union that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of South Union.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • This South Union is located in Tioga County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Union that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of South Union.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This South Union is located in Oconee County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the South Union that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of South Union.
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • This South Union is located in Thurston County and lies 2,548 miles [4,100.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the South Union that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of South Union.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Union ...

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.

  • Flanders Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
  • Globe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Globe is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Grants Turn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grants Turn is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Turn
  • Gushees Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
  • Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennedy Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kennedy Corner is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corner
  • Lake City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lake City is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lucas Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
  • Martins Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Martins Corner is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
  • Razorville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Razorville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
  • Rockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rockville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Sawpit Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
  • Union
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)

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

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

  • Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Union to Rockland, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 26 miles [41.8 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 542 miles [872.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,946 miles [6,350.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Union) 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 South Union 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 South Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1970, Longitude: -69.2637       In this case, the coordinates for South Union have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.58 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.321 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.75 degrees.