Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Finleyville:
  • 40.152859, -78.186121
  • 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 Finleyville

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Finleyville is near Huntingdon County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Finleyville

Communities Also Named Finleyville ...

We found one communities that are also named Finleyville.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Finleyville.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Washington County
    • This Finleyville is located in Washington County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west of the Finleyville that is located in Bedford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Finleyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Finleyville ...

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.

• Coaldale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coaldale is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
• Defiance
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Defiance is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Jerkwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerkwater is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerkwater
• Marysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marysville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Riddlesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
• Round Knob
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Round Knob is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
• Sandy Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Stone Row
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone Row is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
• Stonerstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonerstown is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerstown
• Sunny Side
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Side is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side

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

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Finleyville to Bedford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'