Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Union Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Union Village
- 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 Village:
- 40.666769, -74.455431
- 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 Village
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Union Village is near Union County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Village ...
We found four communities that share the name Union Village.
Within New Jersey, the name Union Village is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hartford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Union Village.
- Ohio
- Warren 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 Ohio community of Union Village [Warren County].
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Union Village is located in Providence County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Union Village that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Union Village.
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Union Village is located in Orange County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Union Village that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Union Village.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Village ...
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.
- Coontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Floral Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
- Floral Hill is located in Morris County
- Free Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Acres
- Free Acres is located in Union County
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Hickory Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
- Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
- Long Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Netherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Netherwood is located in Union County
- Pleasant Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Morris County
- Round Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Scotch Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Stony Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Stony Hill is located in Union County
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Union County
How Far From Union Village 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Village and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Union Village to Trenton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,298 miles [6,917 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Village 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6668, Longitude: -74.4554 In this case, the coordinates for Union Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.215 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.818 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.88 degrees. |