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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 Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Corners 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 Corners:
    • 42.728398, -77.672775
    • 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 Corners
  • 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 Corners ...

We found four communities that share the name Union Corners.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Union Corners.

Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Genesee County
      • This Union Corners is located in Genesee County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Union Corners that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Union Corners.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Union Corners is located in Caroline County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Union Corners that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Union Corners.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland 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 Michigan community of Union Corners [Oakland County].
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Union Corners is located in Darke County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Union Corners that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Union Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Corners ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
    • Cedarcrest is located in Livingston County
  • Cottonwood Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cove
    • Cottonwood Cove is located in Livingston County
  • Cottonwood Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
    • Cottonwood Point is located in Livingston County
  • Eagle Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
    • Eagle Point is located in Livingston County
  • Foots Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Glenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Livingston County
  • Groveland Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
    • Groveland Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Hemlock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemlock <4>
  • Libertypole
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertypole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertypole
    • Libertypole is located in Livingston County
  • Long Point Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cove
    • Long Point Cove is located in Livingston County
  • Maple Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
  • Sunny Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
    • Sunny Shores is located in Livingston County

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

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

  • Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Union Corners to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7284, Longitude: -77.6728       In this case, the coordinates for Union Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Corners 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Corners 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 307.982 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.142 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.451 degrees.




 

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