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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Springs 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 Springs:
    • 42.842196, -76.691921
    • 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 Springs
  • 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 Springs ...

We found four communities that share the name Union Springs.

Within New York, the name Union Springs is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bullock County
      • This Union Springs is located in Bullock County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Union Springs that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of Union Springs.
    • Louisiana
      • Sabine Parish
      • This Union Springs is located in Sabine Parish and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Union Springs that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Union Springs.
    • Texas
      • Nacogdoches 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 Texas community of Union Springs [Nacogdoches County].
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • This Union Springs is located in Rockingham County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Union Springs that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Union Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Springs ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bunker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
    • Bunker is located in Cayuga County
  • Cold Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Cayuga County
  • Cross Roads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
  • Fosterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
    • Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
  • Half Acre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
    • Half Acre is located in Cayuga County
  • Marsh Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
    • Marsh Corner is located in Seneca County
  • Mud Lock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Lock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lock
    • Mud Lock is located in Seneca County
  • Poplar Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Beach
    • Poplar Beach is located in Seneca County
  • Poplar Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Powers Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
    • Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
  • Sherlock Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherlock Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock Corners
    • Sherlock Corners is located in Cayuga County

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

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

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Union Springs to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 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 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,313 miles [6,941.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8422, Longitude: -76.6919    
<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 Springs 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Springs 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 307.357 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.457 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.938 degrees.




 

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