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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.
- 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:
- 40.079217, -84.490229
- 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 Corners
- 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Since Union Corners is near Miami County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Corners
Communities Also Named Union Corners ...
We found four communities that are also named Union Corners.
Within Ohio, the name Union Corners is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Union Corners is located in Caroline County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east of the Union Corners that is located in Darke 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].
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Union Corners is located in Genesee County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union Corners that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Union Corners.
- Livingston County
- This Union Corners is located in Livingston County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast of the Union Corners that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston 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.
- Bloomer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Fourmans Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fourmans Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmans Corners
- Frys Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frys Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corners
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jaysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
- Laura
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Painter Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Pattytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pattytown is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattytown
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Poplar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Red River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red River is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Rowdyville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowdyville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowdyville
- Steel Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Point is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Point
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
How Far From Union Corners 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 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:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Union Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0792, Longitude: -84.4902 In this case, the coordinates for Union Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.763 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.599 degrees. |
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