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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 Free Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Free Union 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 Free Union:
- 38.154940, -78.564352
- 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 Free 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Free Union is near Greene County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Free Union
Communities Also Named Free Union ...
We found one communities that are also named Free Union.
Within Virginia, the name Free Union is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Free Union in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Webster County
- This Free Union is located in Webster County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the west of the Free Union that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Free Union.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Free 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.
- Chestnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Clover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Davis Shop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Davis Shop is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Shop
- Deer Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deer Run is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Earlysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hydraulic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ivy Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
- Ivy Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ivy Oaks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Oaks
- Ivy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
- Little Clover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
- Mallard Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
- Mill Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Run is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
How Far From Free 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 Free Union to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Free Union and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Free Union to Charlottesville, 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Free Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Free 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 Free Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1549, Longitude: -78.5644 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.83 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.396 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.629 degrees. |
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