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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 Union Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Square and the surrounding area.
- 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 Square:
- 40.579670, -111.872990
- 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 Square
- 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 Union Square is near Utah County and also Summit 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 Summit 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 Square
Communities Also Named Union Square ...
We found four communities that are also named Union Square.
Within Utah, the name Union Square is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex 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 Massachusetts community of Union Square [Middlesex County].
- New Jersey
- Union County
- This Union Square is located in Union County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Union Square that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Union Square.
- Nova Scotia
- This Union Square lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Union Square that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Union Square is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<2> to the east of the Union Square that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Union Square.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Square ...
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 north)
- Angel Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
- Blue Star Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Star Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Star Meadows
- Cavalry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cavalry Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Park
- Crescent Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- David Street
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- David Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Street
- Dry Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dry Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Fairoaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Flat Iron Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flat Iron Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Mesa
- Granite Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Granite Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Mesa
- Green Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Willows
- Greenwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Harvard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harvard Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Heritage Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heritage Villa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Villa
- Hummingbird
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hummingbird is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird
- Jordan Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
- Lost Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lost Eden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Marion Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
- Mingo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mingo Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Park
- Mountain Breeze
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
- Pebble Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pebble Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Glen
- Pebble Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
- Pepper Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
- Peruvian Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peruvian Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruvian Park
- Probe
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Probe is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probe
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Sandridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandy City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
- Sandy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandy Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Heights
- Sandy Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandy Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Highlands
- Sandy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hills
- Sandy Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seven Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Sage
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Sage is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sage
- Spring Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Circle
- Sprucewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sprucewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Steeple View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Steeple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple View
- Suburban View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Suburban View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban View
- Summer Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summer Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Meadows
- Sunburst Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunburst Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
- Sunrise Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunrise Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Meadows
- Vineyard Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vineyard Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Glen
- Whisperwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whisperwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
- Wildflower
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wildflower is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
How Far From Union Square to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Square to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Square and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Union Square to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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 Union Square 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- Union Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Union Square 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 Union Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5797, Longitude: -111.8730 In this case, the coordinates for Union Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.433 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.771 degrees. |
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