Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Union Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Union Point
- 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 Point:
- 38.950562, -94.466064
- 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 Union Point
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Union Point is near Cass County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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
Communities Also Named Union Point ...
We found eight communities that share the name Union Point.
Within Missouri, the name Union Point is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Greene County
- This Union Point is located in Greene County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Union Point that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 600 miles [965.6 km] to the east southeast of the Union Point that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Union Point that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Union Point that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Union Point.
- Manitoba
- This Union Point lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the north of the Union Point that is located in Jackson County.
- 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].
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Union Point is located in Carteret County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the east of the Union Point that is located in Jackson County.
- 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].
- Georgia
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.
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <5>
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Knobtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Lee's Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
- Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <5>
- Little Blue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Raytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Raytown is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <5>
- Red Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County
- Unity Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Point and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Union Point to Independence, with an average speed<6> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 934 miles [1,503.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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: 38.9506, Longitude: -94.4661 In this case, the coordinates for Union Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 county. 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 318.945 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.112 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.634 degrees. |