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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 New Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New 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 New Union:
    • 31.393506, -89.743132
    • 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 New 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Since New Union is near Lamar County and also Jefferson Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis 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 New Union

Communities Also Named New Union ...

We found two communities that are also named New Union.

Within Mississippi, the name New Union is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Union County
      • This New Union is located in Union County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Union that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New Union.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This New Union is located in Coffee County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Union that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of New Union.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.

  • Ebenezer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Emmanuel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Emmanuel is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel
  • Expose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Expose is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
  • Good Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Harmony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Hickory Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Hopewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Improve
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Improve is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Improve
  • Lightville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lightville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightville
  • Melba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
  • Rocky Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Society Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Society Hill is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Story ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Story is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story

How Far From New Union to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Union to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Union to Columbia, 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.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,362 miles [8,629.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Union) 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 New 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 New Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3935, Longitude: -89.7431       In this case, the coordinates for New Union have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.281 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.858 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.868 degrees.