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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 Four Seasons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Seasons 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 Seasons:
    • 26.267586, -81.764531
    • 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 Seasons
  • 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 Seasons ...

We found ten communities that share the name Four Seasons.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Four Seasons.

Beyond Florida, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Hillsborough County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Hillsborough County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the north of the Four Seasons that is located in Collier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Four Seasons.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Kent County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Four Seasons that is located in Collier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Four Seasons.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Carroll County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Four Seasons that is located in Collier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Four Seasons.
    • Missouri
      • Camden County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Camden County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Four Seasons that is located in Collier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Four Seasons.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Forsyth County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the north of the Four Seasons that is located in Collier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Four Seasons.
      • Henderson 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 North Carolina community of Four Seasons [Henderson County].
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km] to the north of the Four Seasons that is located in Collier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Four Seasons.
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Kershaw County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the north of the Four Seasons that is located in Collier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Four Seasons.
    • Texas
      • Zapata County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Zapata County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the west of the Four Seasons that is located in Collier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zapata County community of Four Seasons.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Four Seasons that is located in Collier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Four Seasons.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Four Seasons ...

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.

  • Barefoot Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Beach
    • Barefoot Beach is located in Collier County
  • Bonita Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Shores
    • Bonita Shores is located in Lee County
  • Bonita Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Golden Gate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gulf Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Harbor
    • Gulf Harbor is located in Collier County
  • Naples Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Palm River
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
    • Palm River is located in Collier County
  • Pelican Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Collier County
  • Vineyards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyards
    • Vineyards is located in Collier County

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

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

  • Naples, which is the Seat of Collier County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Four Seasons to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Collier County: www.co.collier.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Four Seasons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Four Seasons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2676, Longitude: -81.7645       In this case, the coordinates for Four Seasons 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Seasons 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 Four Seasons 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 310.33 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.419 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.013 degrees.




 

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