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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 Union Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Mills 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 Union Mills:
    • 35.488147, -81.963307
    • 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 Mills
  • 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 Mills ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Union Mills.

Within North Carolina, the name Union Mills is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This Union Mills is located in Nevada County and lies 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Union Mills.
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Union Mills is located in LaPorte County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Union Mills.
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • This Union Mills is located in Mahaska County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Union Mills.
    • Kentucky
      • Jessamine County
      • This Union Mills is located in Jessamine County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Union Mills.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Union Mills is located in Carroll County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Union Mills.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Union Mills lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Union Mills is located in Burlington County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Union Mills.
    • New York
      • Fulton County
      • This Union Mills is located in Fulton County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Union Mills.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Union Mills is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,213 miles [3,561.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Union Mills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mifflin County
      • This Union Mills is located in Mifflin County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Union Mills.
    • Virginia
      • Fluvanna County
      • This Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Union Mills.
    • West Virginia
      • Pleasants County
      • This Union Mills is located in Pleasants County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the north of the Union Mills that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Union Mills.
    • Wisconsin
      • Iowa 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 Wisconsin community of Union Mills [Iowa County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Mills ...

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.

  • Cuba ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Rutherford County
  • Gage ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Gage is located in Rutherford County
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Rutherford County
  • Green Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
  • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
  • Otter Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
  • Shingle Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Hollow
    • Shingle Hollow is located in Rutherford County
  • Sugar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
  • Sunshine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
  • Thermal City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
    • Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
  • Thermal Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal Valley
    • Thermal Valley is located in Rutherford County
  • Trio ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Trio is located in Rutherford County

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

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

  • Rutherfordton, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the South.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Union Mills to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4881, Longitude: -81.9633    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Mills 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.875 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.34 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.87 degrees.









 

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