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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 Fort Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort 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 Fort Union:
    • 40.621153, -111.858928
    • 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 Fort Union
  • 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
    • Since Fort Union is near Utah County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Fort Union

Communities Also Named Fort Union ...

We found three communities that are also named Fort Union.

Within Utah, the name Fort Union is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • This Fort Union is located in Suwannee County and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fort Union that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Fort Union.
    • Montana
      • Roosevelt 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 Montana community of Fort Union [Roosevelt County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort 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.

  • Angel Street
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Angel Street is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
  • Bee and Gee
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bee and Gee is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee and Gee
  • Butler Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Butler Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Hills
  • Candlelite Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Candlelite Corner is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelite Corner
  • Celeste
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Celeste is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
  • Cherry Tree Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherry Tree Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Lane
  • Cotton Wood Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cotton Wood Cove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Wood Cove
  • Cottonwood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
  • Cottonwood Slopes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cottonwood Slopes is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Slopes
  • Cottonwood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
  • Creek Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Creek Crest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Crest
  • Dairy Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Enchanted Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Enchanted Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Village
    • Fairoaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
    • Fisher Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
    • Flat Iron Mesa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Flat Iron Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Mesa
    • Forest Creek Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Forest Creek Cove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek Cove
    • Gill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Gill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Greenwood Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
    • Harvard Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Harvard Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
    • Haven Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
    • Helm
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Helm is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
    • Hidden Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hidden Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
    • Hidden Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Holly Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
    • Jamestown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jeremy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jeremy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy
    • Jordan Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
    • Little Cottonwood Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Marion Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
    • Mountain Breeze
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
    • Olympus View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
    • Pebble Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
    • Pepper Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
    • Peruvian Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Peruvian Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruvian Park
    • Phoenician Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Phoenician Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Gardens
    • Ridge Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
    • Riverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Rolling Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Sandra Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sandra Way is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandra Way
    • Sandy Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sandy Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Highlands
    • Sandy Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
    • Shady Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Silver Shadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Silver Shadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shadows
    • Suburban View
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Suburban View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban View
    • Sunburst Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunburst Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
    • Sunrise
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Tall Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Terrace Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Terrace Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Circle
    • Twin Peaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
    • Union
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Union is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Union View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View
    • Valley Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Valley Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
    • Walnut Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
    • Warranty
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Warranty is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warranty
    • Willow Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Willow Hill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill

How Far From Fort 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 community such as Fort Union 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 community of Fort Union once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Union and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Union to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Fort Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Fort Union 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 Fort Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6212, Longitude: -111.8589    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.886 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.428 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.759 degrees.