Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Finnegans Corners:
  • 41.366205, -74.359876
  • 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 Finnegans Corners

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Finnegans Corners is near Sussex County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Finnegans Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Finnegans Corners ...

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.

• Cedarcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cedarcrest is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
• Chester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chester is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Craigville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Craigville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
• Crystal Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Run
• Deer Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Edenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edenville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
• Florida
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Florida is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <1>
• Greycourt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greycourt is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
• Mechanicstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
• Michigan Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
• Otter Kill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Otter Kill is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Kill
• Slate Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Slate Hill is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slate Hill <1>
• Snufftown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Snufftown is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
• Sugar Loaf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Loaf is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Loaf <1>

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

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

• Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Finnegans Corners to Albany, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,267 miles [6,867.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'