Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Finley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Finley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Finley
- 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 Finley:
- 36.035905, -89.479796
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Finley
- 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- Since Finley is near Lake County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Finley ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Finley.
Within Tennessee, the name Finley is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Finley [Clay County].
- Taylor County
- This Finley is located in Taylor County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Finley that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Finley.
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Finley ...
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.
- Big Boy Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Boy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Boy Junction
- Big Boy Junction is located in Dyer County
- Dyersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
- Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <4>
- Four Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Lake County
- Jenkinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Jenkinsville is located in Dyer County
- Key Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Corner
- Key Corner is located in Lauderdale County
- Middle City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Dyer County
- Richwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Stinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
How Far From Finley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Finley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Finley and extending to:
- Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Finley to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Finley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Finley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Finley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0359, Longitude: -89.4798 In this case, the coordinates for Finley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Finley 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Finley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.484 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.722 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.892 degrees. |