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Union South Carolina Map

Explore Union, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Union, South Carolina

How to Use This Union, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Union, South Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Union.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Union
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Lancaster County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.723461
Longitude	-81.624816
Population	8,174
Density	395.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	29720, 29108, 29379
Area Code	803, 864
County Seat	Lancaster
School District	Union County School District

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About Union, South Carolina

Union is a locality in Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,174. The population density is 395.5 people per km². Union is located at 34.7235°N, 81.6248°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Union is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 29720, 29108, 29379.

Union marks the convergence of red clay earth and the steady, narrow currents of Flat Creek, which carves its path through the landscape with a quiet, persistent gravity. It lies 27.1 miles east-southeast of Rock Hill, SC (from Rock Hill, SC: bearing 122°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of Lancaster. The ground here holds the heat of the afternoon sun, a dense, iron-rich soil that supports thickets of pine and hardwood, while the horizon is punctuated six miles away by the singular, weathered granite rise of Forty Acre Rock. Moisture gathers in the low swales near the Buford Recreation Complex, where the air grows heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, and the light at dusk settles in thin, golden slats between the tree trunks, illuminating the quiet industry of insects and the slow, rhythmic movement of the regional wildlife.

Union retains the weight of its industrial history, once defined by the rhythmic clatter of textile mills that anchored the local economy and shaped the lives of generations. Today, the pace of life reflects the steady influence of the Piedmont, where the remnants of brick warehouses stand as silent observers of a changing labor landscape. The stillness of the afternoon is occasionally broken by the distant, muffled sounds of commerce or the seasonal activity at Cane Creek Watershed Site 16, where the water remains a dark, reflective mirror for the surrounding woods. People move through their days with a deliberate, unhurried focus, acknowledging the layers of the past while navigating the modern demands of a regional center that persists in the quiet, inland heat of the South.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Union Mills Monument (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 191° S
Union Cotton Mills mural (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 168° S
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 102° E
City Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 201° S
James F Moorer Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 134° SE
Timken Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 257° W
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 5.1 mi, 186° S · 375k acres
John C. Calhoun Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 5.3 mi, 207° SW
Lake John D. Long/Wildlife Lake (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 057° NE
Lake John D. Long (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 059° NE
Thurmond Tract Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 050° NE
Cross Keys School (Historic Ruins) — 10.8 mi, 234° SW
Battle of Blackstock's Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 254° W
Pinckneyville Monument (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 047° NE
Croft State Park (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 316° NW
Worth Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 026° NE
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church (Historic Ruins) — 18.0 mi, 016° N
Chester State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 097° E
Balmer Foundation Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 313° NW
District 7 Fine Arts Center (Theatre) — 22.8 mi, 321° NW
Chester County Transportation Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 092° E
Studio LB (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 312° NW
Upstate Gallery on Main (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 312° NW
Ridge Gallery (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 312° NW
Spartanburg Science Center (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 313° NW
Chapman Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 23.5 mi, 313° NW
Spartanburg Art Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 313° NW
Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 312° NW
Cherokee County Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 357° N
Truck (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 356° N

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