Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fincastle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fincastle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fincastle
- 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 Fincastle:
- 37.645678, -83.648747
- 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 Fincastle
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Fincastle is near Estill County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Estill County
- eBird sighting report for Wolfe 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 Fincastle ...
We found seven communities that share the name Fincastle.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Fincastle.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fincastle ...
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.
- Booth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fixer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Grannie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - High Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
- High Falls is located in Wolfe County
- Mary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Rogers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <4>
- Standing Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Standing Rock is located in Lee County
- Torrent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Widecreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Fincastle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Fincastle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fincastle and extending to:
- Beattyville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fincastle to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fincastle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fincastle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fincastle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6457, Longitude: -83.6487 In this case, the coordinates for Fincastle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Fincastle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fincastle 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 311.897 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.823 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.949 degrees. |