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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Point 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 Point:
    • 44.348457, -122.985643
    • 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 Point
  • 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
    • Since Union Point is near Lane County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Point

Communities Also Named Union Point ...

We found eight communities that are also named Union Point.

Within Oregon, the name Union Point is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Greene County
      • This Union Point is located in Greene County and lies 2,241 miles [3,606.5 km]<1> to the east of the Union Point that is located in Linn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Union Point.
      • Whitfield County
      • This Union Point is located in Whitfield County and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km] to the east of the Union Point that is located in Linn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Union Point.
    • Illinois
      • Union County
      • This Union Point is located in Union County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the east of the Union Point that is located in Linn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Union Point.
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • This Union Point is located in Concordia Parish and lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Union Point that is located in Linn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Union Point.
    • Manitoba
      • This Union Point lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Union Point that is located in Linn County.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester 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 Massachusetts community of Union Point [Worcester County].
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • This Union Point is located in Jackson County and lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<1> to the east of the Union Point that is located in Linn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Union Point.
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • This Union Point is located in Carteret County and lies 2,506 miles [4,033 km]<1> to the east of the Union Point that is located in Linn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Union Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Point ...

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.

  • Boston ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston has also been known as:
    • Boston Mills
  • Crowfoot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crowfoot is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Harrisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Narrows
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Narrows is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Plainview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Potter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Potter is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Rock Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rock Hill is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Shedd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sodaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sodaville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Union Point once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Point and extending to:

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Union Point to Albany, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,759 miles [12,486.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'

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 from Point A (ie- Union Point) 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 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 Point 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Union Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3485, Longitude: -122.9856       In this case, the coordinates for Union Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.236 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.693 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.382 degrees.