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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 South Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South 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 South Union:
- 46.943153, -122.907359
- 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 South 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Since South Union is near Lewis County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 South Union
Communities Also Named South Union ...
We found four communities that are also named South Union.
Within Washington, the name South Union is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Logan County
- This South Union is located in Logan County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<1> to the east of the South Union that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of South Union.
- Maine
- Knox County
- This South Union is located in Knox County and lies 2,548 miles [4,100.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Union that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of South Union.
- Pennsylvania
- Tioga County
- This South Union is located in Tioga County and lies 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km]<1> to the east of the South Union that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of South Union.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This South Union is located in Oconee County and lies 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km]<1> to the east of the South Union that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of South Union.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.
- Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Chain Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chain Hill is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Hill
- Delphi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Fir Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fir Tree is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Tree
- Littlerock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maytown is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Plumb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Tumwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From South 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 South Union to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Union and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies just to the North.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from South Union to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 134 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 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 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South 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 South 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 South Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9432, Longitude: -122.9074 In this case, the coordinates for South Union have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.319 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.913 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.184 degrees. |
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