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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 West Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Union 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 West Union:
    • 34.759815, -83.042910
    • 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 West Union
  • 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 West Union ...

We found 22 communities that share the name West Union.

Within South Carolina, the name West Union is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Clark County
      • This West Union is located in Clark County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of West Union.
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • This West Union is located in Parke County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of West Union.
    • Iowa
      • Fayette County
      • This West Union is located in Fayette County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of West Union.
      • Tama County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of West Union [Tama County].
    • Kansas
      • Norton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of West Union [Norton County].
      • Phillips 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 West Union [Phillips County].
      • Washington 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 West Union [Washington County].
    • Minnesota
      • Carver County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Carver County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of West Union.
      • Todd County
      • This West Union is located in Todd County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of West Union.
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of West Union [Union County].
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of West Union.
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of West Union [Custer County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This West Union is located in Steuben County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of West Union.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This West Union is located in Adams County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the north of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of West Union.
      • Hancock County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of West Union [Hancock County].
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of West Union.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This West Union is located in Washington County and lies 2,204 miles [3,547 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of West Union.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This West Union is located in Greene County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of West Union.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This West Union is located in Shelby County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the west of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of West Union.
      • Weakley County
      • This West Union is located in Weakley County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the west northwest of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of West Union.
    • West Virginia
      • Doddridge County
      • This West Union is located in Doddridge County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of West Union.
      • Pocahontas County
      • This West Union is located in Pocahontas County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the north northeast of the West Union that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of West Union.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Union ...

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.

  • Bounty Land
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounty Land have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounty Land
    • Bounty Land is located in Oconee County
  • Crystal Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
    • Crystal Falls is located in Oconee County
  • Dutch Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Fork
    • Dutch Fork is located in Oconee County
  • Ebenezer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebenezer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Oconee County
  • Eleven Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Oaks
    • Eleven Oaks is located in Oconee County
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Oconee County
  • Indian Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
    • Indian Oaks is located in Oconee County
  • Picket Post
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picket Post have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picket Post
    • Picket Post is located in Oconee County
  • Sugar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Sugar Hill is located in Oconee County
  • Sunset Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Shores
    • Sunset Shores is located in Oconee County

How Far From West Union to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as West Union to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from West Union to Columbia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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- West Union) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7598, Longitude: -83.0429    
<2>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 West Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 West Union 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.
<4>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.
<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 West Union to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.497 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.95 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.501 degrees.




 

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