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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 Fincastle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fincastle and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fincastle:
    • 38.991685, -83.714903
    • 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 Fincastle
  • 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
    • Since Fincastle is near Adams County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Highland 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 Fincastle

Communities Also Named Fincastle ...

We found seven communities that are also named Fincastle.

Within Ohio, the name Fincastle is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Putnam County
      • This Fincastle is located in Putnam County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fincastle that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Fincastle.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fincastle is located in Jefferson County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fincastle that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fincastle.
      • Lee County
      • This Fincastle is located in Lee County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south of the Fincastle that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Fincastle.
    • Missouri
      • Cedar County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cedar County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Fincastle.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Fincastle is located in Campbell County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the south of the Fincastle that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Fincastle.
    • Texas
      • Henderson County
      • This Fincastle is located in Henderson County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fincastle that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Fincastle.
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • This Fincastle is located in Botetourt County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fincastle that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Fincastle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fincastle ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fincastle and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fincastle to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 358 miles [576.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 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 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fincastle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Fincastle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Fincastle 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 Fincastle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9917, Longitude: -83.7149    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.934 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.06 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.578 degrees.