Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Finey:
  • 38.233914, -93.545763
  • 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 Finey

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Finey is near Saint Clair County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Finey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Finey ...

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.

• Coal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal
• Cold Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cold Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Fox Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fox Run is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Leesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leesville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Macks Camp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Macks Camp is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Camp
• Opportunity Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Opportunity Farms is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity Farms
• Racket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Racket is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
• Tightwad
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tightwad is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
• Wisdom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wisdom is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom

How Far From Finey 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 Finey to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Finey and extending to:

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Finey to Clinton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'