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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 Finger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Finger 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 Finger:
- 35.384864, -80.357839
- 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 Finger
- 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 Stanly County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
- Since Finger is near Cabarrus County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Finger
Communities Also Named Finger ...
We found three communities that are also named Finger.
Within North Carolina, the name Finger is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Finger lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Finger that is located in Stanly County.
- Mississippi
- Tippah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Finger [Tippah County].
- Tennessee
- McNairy County
- This Finger is located in McNairy County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west of the Finger that is located in Stanly County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Finger.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Finger ...
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.
- Big Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Lick is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Cedar Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Centurion Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
- Cold Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cold Springs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Forest Drive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Drive is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Drive
- Frog Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frog Pond is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Georgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Halls Ferry Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
- Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hills is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Locust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Cliffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Cliffs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliffs
- Pauls Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pauls Crossing is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossing
- Plyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Red Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
How Far From Finger 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 community such as Finger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Finger and extending to:
- Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Finger to Albemarle, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Finger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Finger 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Finger 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 Finger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3849, Longitude: -80.3578 In this case, the coordinates for Finger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.942 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.255 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.267 degrees. |
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