Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Finch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Finch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Finch
- 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 Finch:
- 36.009793, -90.627888
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Finch
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Finch is near Craighead County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craighead County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Finch ...
We found six communities that share the name Finch.
Within Arkansas, the name Finch is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kansas
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Finch lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Finch that is located in Greene County.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Finch ...
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.
- Buck Snort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Snort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Snort
- Buck Snort is located in Craighead County
- Camp Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Camp Ground is located in Greene County
- Commissary ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commissary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary
- Commissary is located in Greene County
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Fiftysix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Goobertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goobertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goobertown
- Goobertown is located in Craighead County
- Green High
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green High have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green High
- Green High is located in Greene County
- Light
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Maysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Pine Knot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Walnut Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corner
- Walnut Corner is located in Greene County
How Far From Finch 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 Finch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Finch and extending to:
- Paragould, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Finch to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Finch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Finch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Finch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Finch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0098, Longitude: -90.6279 In this case, the coordinates for Finch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Finch 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Finch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.216 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.565 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.406 degrees. |