Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Little Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Union and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Little Union

• 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 Little Union:
  • 39.830877, -91.654326
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Little Union is near Lewis County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little 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.

• Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
  • Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
• Dodge City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Dodge City is located in Marion County
• Heather
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather
  • Heather is located in Marion County
• Mark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
  • Mark is located in Marion County
• Maywood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Maywood is located in Lewis County
• Naomi
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naomi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Naomi is located in Marion County
• Slees Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slees Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slees Mills
  • Slees Mills is located in Marion County
• Smileyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
  • Smileyville is located in Marion County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Little Union and extending to:

• Palmyra, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Little Union to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/