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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 Finegan Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Finegan Ford 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 Finegan Ford:
- 38.983991, -80.052579
- 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 Finegan Ford
- 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 Barbour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Since Finegan Ford is near Upshur County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Finegan Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Finegan Ford ...
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.
- Boulder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gage is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Gale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gale is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Heavener Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heavener Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener Grove
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jones
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Junior
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Kingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Mount Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Murphy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Pumpkintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Roaring Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Skidmore ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skidmore is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Swamp Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Valley Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vegan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vegan is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegan
- Weaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
How Far From Finegan Ford 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 Finegan Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Finegan Ford and extending to:
- Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Finegan Ford to Philippi, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Finegan Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Finegan Ford 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 Finegan Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9840, Longitude: -80.0526 In this case, the coordinates for Finegan Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.686 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.495 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.969 degrees. |
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