Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Union Central, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Central and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Union Central

• 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 Central:
  • 35.964511, -88.786450
  • 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 Central

• 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
  • Since Union Central is near Carroll County and also Weakley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley 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 Central

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Central ...

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.

• Fruitland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitland is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Goat City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Goat City is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
• Graball
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Graball is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
• Holly Leaf
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Leaf is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Leaf
• Hopewell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Hughes Loop
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hughes Loop is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Loop
• Idlewild
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Idlewild is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Laneview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laneview is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneview
• New Enterprise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Enterprise is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
• Skullbone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Skullbone is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullbone
• Tuckers Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuckers Corner is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Union Central and extending to:

• Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Union Central to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'