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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:
    • 32.129324, -95.567736
    • 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
    • Since Fincastle is near Smith County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Texas, the name Fincastle is unique.

Beyond Texas, 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 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fincastle that is located in Henderson 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 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fincastle that is located in Henderson 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 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the east northeast of the Fincastle that is located in Henderson 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.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This Fincastle is located in Brown County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fincastle that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Fincastle.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Fincastle is located in Campbell County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fincastle that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Fincastle.
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • This Fincastle is located in Botetourt County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fincastle that is located in Henderson 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.

  • Cherokee Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
  • Coffee City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Evelyn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Evelyn is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Flint
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fosterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fosterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
  • Leagueville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
  • Lee Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
  • Noonday
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Noonday is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Teaselville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Teaselville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
  • Union Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Fincastle 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 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:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fincastle to Athens, 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 five to six hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,577 miles [8,975.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- 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: 32.1293, Longitude: -95.5677       In this case, the coordinates for Fincastle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.045 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.352 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.19 degrees.