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

When in Four Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Corners 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 Four Corners:
    • 32.977825, -116.777246
    • 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 Four Corners
  • 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Four Corners ...

We found 56 communities that share the name Four Corners.

There are four communities within California that are also named Four Corners.

Beyond California, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 52 communities, 54 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Contra Costa County
      • This Four Corners is located in Contra Costa County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the northwest of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Four Corners.
    • San Bernardino 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 California community of Four Corners [San Bernardino County].
    • Shasta County
      • This Four Corners is located in Shasta County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Four Corners.
    • Sonoma County
      • This Four Corners is located in Sonoma County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Four Corners.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Four Corners is located in Hartford County and lies 2,477 miles [3,986.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Four Corners.
      • New London County
      • This Four Corners is located in New London County and lies 2,491 miles [4,008.9 km] to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Four Corners.
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Four Corners is located in Lake County and lies 2,102 miles [3,382.8 km]<1> to the east of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Four Corners.
      • Pinellas County
      • This Four Corners is located in Pinellas County and lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km] to the east of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Four Corners.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Four Corners is located in Bingham County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Four Corners.
      • Bonner County
      • This Four Corners is located in Bonner County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km] to the north of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Four Corners.
      • Owyhee County
      • This Four Corners is located in Owyhee County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the north of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Four Corners.
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Four Corners is located in Madison County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Four Corners.
    • Indiana
      • Jennings County
      • This Four Corners is located in Jennings County and lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Four Corners.
    • Iowa
      • Jefferson 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 Iowa community of Four Corners [Jefferson County].
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • This Four Corners is located in Osage County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Four Corners.
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Four Corners is located in Grant County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Four Corners.
      • Hardin County
      • This Four Corners is located in Hardin County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km] to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Four Corners.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Four Corners is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<1> to the east of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Four Corners.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Four Corners is located in Aroostook County and lies 2,713 miles [4,366.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Four Corners.
      • York County
      • This Four Corners is located in York County and lies 2,576 miles [4,145.7 km] to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Four Corners.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Four Corners is located in Caroline County and lies 2,309 miles [3,716 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Four Corners.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Four Corners is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,241 miles [3,606.5 km] to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Four Corners.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Four Corners is located in Hampden County and lies 2,483 miles [3,996 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Four Corners.
      • Middlesex County
      • This Four Corners is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,522 miles [4,058.8 km] to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Four Corners.
      • Norfolk County
      • This Four Corners is located in Norfolk County and lies 2,546 miles [4,097.4 km] to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Four Corners.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland 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 Michigan community of Four Corners [Oakland County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Four Corners is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Four Corners.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Four Corners is located in Gallatin County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Four Corners.
      • Toole 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 Montana community of Four Corners [Toole County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Four Corners lies 2,735 miles [4,401.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Four Corners is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,553 miles [4,108.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Four Corners.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Four Corners is located in Sussex County and lies 2,358 miles [3,794.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Four Corners.
    • North Carolina
      • Davie County
      • This Four Corners is located in Davie County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Four Corners.
    • Ohio
      • Knox County
      • This Four Corners is located in Knox County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Four Corners.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Four Corners is located in Jackson County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Four Corners.
      • Marion County
      • This Four Corners is located in Marion County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km] to the north northwest of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Four Corners.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • This Four Corners is located in Elk County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Four Corners.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Four Corners lies 1,517 miles [2,441.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Four Corners [Davidson County].
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Four Corners is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the east of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Four Corners.
      • Cameron County
      • This Four Corners is located in Cameron County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km] to the east southeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Four Corners.
      • Chambers County
      • Although located in Chambers County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Four Corners.
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km] to the east of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Four Corners.
      • Harris County
      • This Four Corners is located in Harris County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km] to the east of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Four Corners.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Four Corners is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km] to the east of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Four Corners.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Four Corners is located in Davis County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Four Corners.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • This Four Corners is located in Orleans County and lies 2,493 miles [4,012.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Four Corners.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Four Corners is located in Fairfax County and lies 2,228 miles [3,585.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Four Corners.
    • Washington
      • Jefferson County
      • This Four Corners is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Four Corners.
      • Kitsap County
      • This Four Corners is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km] to the north northwest of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Four Corners.
      • Thurston County
      • This Four Corners is located in Thurston County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the north northwest of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Four Corners.
    • Wisconsin
      • Burnett County
      • This Four Corners is located in Burnett County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Four Corners.
      • Douglas 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 Wisconsin community of Four Corners [Douglas County].
      • Langlade County
      • This Four Corners is located in Langlade County and lies 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km] to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of Four Corners.
      • Monroe County
      • This Four Corners is located in Monroe County and lies 1,583 miles [2,547.6 km] to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Four Corners.
    • Wyoming
      • Weston County
      • This Four Corners is located in Weston County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weston County community of Four Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Four Corners ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blossom Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Valley
    • Blossom Valley is located in San Diego County
  • Crest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
    • Crest is located in San Diego County
  • Eucalyptus Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Hills
    • Eucalyptus Hills is located in San Diego County
  • Fernbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
    • Fernbrook is located in San Diego County
  • Glenview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in San Diego County
  • Johnstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in San Diego County
  • Julian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in San Diego County
  • Riverview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in San Diego County
  • Rock Haven ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
    • Rock Haven is located in San Diego County
  • Shady Dell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
    • Shady Dell is located in San Diego County
  • Stallion Oaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallion Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Oaks
    • Stallion Oaks is located in San Diego County
  • Stonewall ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonewall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in San Diego County

How Far From Four Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Four Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Four Corners to San Diego, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,368 miles [13,467 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Four Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Four Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Four Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9778, Longitude: -116.7772       In this case, the coordinates for Four Corners 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 Four Corners 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>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 Four Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Four Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.868 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.397 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.773 degrees.









 

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