Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Terrace:
  • 35.639584, -80.389224
  • 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 Union Terrace

• 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Since Union Terrace is near Davidson County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Union Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Terrace ...

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.

• Cedarcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
• Craven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Craven is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
• Crescent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crescent is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Cross Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cross Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Heights
• Faith
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Faith is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <1>
• Grady Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grady Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Heights
• Granite Quarry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <1>
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Mirror Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mirror Park is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Park
• Salisbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <1>
• Steel ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Steel is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
• Timbercreek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
• Trading Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford

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

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

• Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Union Terrace to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'