Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Level:
  • 36.716879, -78.234468
  • 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 Level

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Level ...

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.

• Antlers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
• Baskerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
• Busy Bee Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Busy Bee Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corner
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Dockery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
• Gills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gills is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
• Gordon Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gordon Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
• Opie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Opie
  • From Union Level to Opie
• Pettys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pettys Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Corner
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Redlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Redlawn is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn

How Far From Union Level 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 Level 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 Level and extending to:

• Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Union Level to Boydton, with an average speed<2> 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'