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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 Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Creek 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 Creek:
- 42.907070, -122.445593
- 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 Creek
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Union Creek is near Douglas County and also Klamath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Klamath 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 Creek
Communities Also Named Union Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Union Creek.
There is one other community in Oregon that is also named Union Creek.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Union Creek in the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Douglas County
- This Union Creek is located in Douglas County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west of the Union Creek that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Union Creek.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Union Creek lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union Creek that is located in Jackson County.
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.
- Bitter Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bitter Lick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Lick
- Cascade Gorge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Gorge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Gorge
- Clearwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clearwater is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Diamond Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Drew
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drew is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- French Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- French Junction is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Junction
- Persist ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Persist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persist
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rogue Elk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rogue Elk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue Elk
- Shangri - La Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shangri - La Mill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri - La Mill
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 the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Creek and extending to:
- Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Union Creek to Medford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,846 miles [12,626.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9071, Longitude: -122.4456 In this case, the coordinates for Union Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.686 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.977 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.095 degrees. |
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