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Communities Also Named Union Creek ...
We found three communities that share the name Union Creek.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Union Creek.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Union Creek #1
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Union Creek.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Union Creek is located in Douglas County and lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Union Creek.
- Jackson County
- This Union Creek is located in Jackson County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km] to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Union Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Creek ...
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.
- Burnt River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Line
- Fell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell
- Galena Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Miners Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Bay
- Moore Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Falls
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Union Creek 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 Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Creek and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Union Creek to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Creek 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 . 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Union Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7224, Longitude: -78.6222 |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.397 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.927 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.06 degrees. |
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