Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fink Hollow:
  • 43.352569, -75.279058
  • 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 Fink Hollow

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Fink Hollow is near Herkimer County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Fink Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fink Hollow ...

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.

• Beartown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Beartown is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Big Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
• Elmer Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmer Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Hill
• Flint Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flint Town is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
• Floyd
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Forestport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestport is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestport <1>
• Frenchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Hillside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hillside is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Holland Patent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <1>
• Hurlbutville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hurlbutville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbutville
• Mapledale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mapledale is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Prospect
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Estimated population in 2015: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fink Hollow and extending to:

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fink Hollow to Utica, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,234 miles [6,814 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'