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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 Finchville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Finchville 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 Finchville:
- 41.371115, -100.083461
- 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 Finchville
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Finchville is near Logan County and also Blaine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine 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 Finchville
Communities Also Named Finchville ...
We found five communities that are also named Finchville.
Within Nebraska, the name Finchville is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Finchville.
- Kentucky
- Shelby County
- This Finchville is located in Shelby County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<2> to the east of the Finchville that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Finchville.
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Finchville is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<2> to the east of the Finchville that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Finchville.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Finchville is located in Orange County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<2> to the east of the Finchville that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Finchville.
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Finchville [Spotsylvania County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Finchville ...
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.
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broken Bow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Broken Bow is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Broken Bow has also been known as:
- Brokenbow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>
- Buckeye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Dale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Gates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gates is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Maxwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
How Far From Finchville 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 Finchville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Finchville and extending to:
- Broken Bow, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Finchville to Broken Bow, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,307 miles [8,540.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Finchville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Finchville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Finchville 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> | 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 Finchville 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 Finchville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3711, Longitude: -100.0835 In this case, the coordinates for Finchville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.051 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.169 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.095 degrees. |
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