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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 Finney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Finney 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 Finney:
- 39.118947, -84.788560
- 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 Finney
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Finney is near Dearborn County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Finney
Communities Also Named Finney ...
We found eight communities that are also named Finney.
Within Ohio, the name Finney is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Finney [Jackson County].
- Kansas
- Woodson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Finney [Woodson County].
- Kentucky
- Barren County
- This Finney is located in Barren County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Finney that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Finney.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Finney is located in Washington County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Finney that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Finney.
- Texas
- Hale County
- This Finney is located in Hale County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Finney that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Finney.
- King County
- This Finney is located in King County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the west southwest of the Finney that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Finney.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Finney [Accomack County].
- Russell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Finney [Russell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Finney ...
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.
- Bullittsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
- Elizabethtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Fernbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fernbank is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Francisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Francisville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Homestead is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Hooven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Idlewild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Valley Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
How Far From Finney 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 Finney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Finney and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Finney to Cincinnati, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Finney 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Finney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Finney 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 Finney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1189, Longitude: -84.7886 In this case, the coordinates for Finney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.606 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.847 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.024 degrees. |
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