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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 North Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North 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 North Union:
    • 33.201516, -89.695914
    • 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 North 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 Attala County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
    • Since North Union is near Carroll County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 North Union

Communities Also Named North Union ...

We found four communities that are also named North Union.

Within Mississippi, the name North Union is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Montgomery County
      • This North Union is located in Montgomery County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Union that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of North Union.
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This North Union is located in Knox County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Union that is located in Attala County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of North Union.
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Carroll County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of North Union.
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Union.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

  • Bowlin ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowlin is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Center Point is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Earlyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Earlyville is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
  • Pierces Chapel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pierces Chapel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
  • Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Possumneck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Possumneck is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Rockport ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockport is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rocky Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Sand Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sand Hill is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Unity ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Unity is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of North Union once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in North Union and extending to:

  • Kosciusko, which is the Seat of Attala County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Union to Kosciusko, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,402 miles [11,912.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- North Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 North Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 North 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 North Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2015, Longitude: -89.6959       In this case, the coordinates for North Union have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.419 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.262 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.538 degrees.