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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Uniontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uniontown 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 Uniontown:
    • 46.185939, -123.854032
    • 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 Uniontown
  • 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 Uniontown ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Uniontown.

There is one other community in Oregon which is also named Uniontown.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Oregon ...
    • Jackson County
      • 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 Oregon community of Uniontown [Jackson County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Perry County
      • This Uniontown is located in Perry County and lies 2,136 miles [3,437.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Uniontown.
    • Arkansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Uniontown is located in Crawford County and lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Uniontown.
    • Illinois
      • Knox County
      • This Uniontown is located in Knox County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Uniontown.
    • Indiana
      • Jackson County
      • This Uniontown is located in Jackson County and lies 1,980 miles [3,186.5 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Uniontown.
      • Perry County
      • This Uniontown is located in Perry County and lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km] to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Uniontown.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • This Uniontown is located in Bourbon County and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Uniontown.
      • Johnson County
      • 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 Kansas community of Uniontown [Johnson County].
      • Leavenworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Uniontown [Leavenworth County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Uniontown [Shawnee County].
      • Wyandotte County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Wyandotte County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Uniontown.
    • Kentucky
      • Union County
      • This Uniontown is located in Union County and lies 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Uniontown.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Uniontown is located in Carroll County and lies 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Uniontown.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Uniontown [Jefferson County].
    • Missouri
      • Perry County
      • This Uniontown is located in Perry County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Uniontown.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Uniontown is located in Warren County and lies 2,431 miles [3,912.3 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Uniontown.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Uniontown [Belmont County].
      • Guernsey County
      • This community is historic and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Uniontown.
      • Muskingum County
      • 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 Ohio community of Uniontown [Muskingum County].
      • Stark County
      • This Uniontown is located in Stark County and lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Uniontown.
    • Oklahoma
      • Uniontown #1
      • This community is historic<1> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Uniontown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • 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 Pennsylvania community of Uniontown [Dauphin County].
      • Fayette County
      • This Uniontown is located in Fayette County and lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Uniontown.
      • Indiana County
      • This Uniontown is located in Indiana County and lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km] to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Uniontown.
      • Northumberland County
      • This Uniontown is located in Northumberland County and lies 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km] to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Uniontown.
      • Venango County
      • This Uniontown is located in Venango County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km] to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Uniontown.
      • York County
      • This Uniontown is located in York County and lies 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km] to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Uniontown.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Uniontown is located in Fairfax County and lies 2,380 miles [3,830.2 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Uniontown.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Uniontown is located in Whitman County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Uniontown.
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • This Uniontown is located in Wetzel County and lies 2,207 miles [3,551.8 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Clatsop County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Uniontown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Uniontown ...

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.

  • Chinook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fern Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
    • Fern Hill is located in Clatsop County
  • Miles Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
    • Miles Crossing is located in Clatsop County
  • Navy Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Heights
    • Navy Heights is located in Clatsop County
  • Stringtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Sunset Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Clatsop County
  • Surf Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Pines
    • Surf Pines is located in Clatsop County
  • Tongue Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point
    • Tongue Point is located in Clatsop County
  • Tongue Point Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
    • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County

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

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

  • Astoria, which is the Seat of Clatsop County, lies just to the East.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Uniontown to Salem, with an average speed<6>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 6 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 2,398 miles [3,859.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

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

The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 Uniontown 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Uniontown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Uniontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1859, Longitude: -123.8540       In this case, the coordinates for Uniontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Uniontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Uniontown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.069 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.751 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.852 degrees.









 

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