Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 High:
  • 31.843772, -96.596931
  • 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 High

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union High ...

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.

• Bi-Stone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bi-Stone is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bi-Stone
• Brushie Prairie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushie Prairie
• Emmett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Emmett is located in Navarro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
• Forest Glade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Forest Glade is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
• Mustang
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mustang is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
• Retreat
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Retreat is located in Navarro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Sandy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sandy is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Silver City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Silver City is located in Navarro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
• Streetman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Streetman is located in Freestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streetman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streetman <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Union High and extending to:

• Corsicana, which is the Seat of Navarro County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Union High to Corsicana, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,757 miles [12,483.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'