Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Four Points, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Points and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Four Points
- 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 Points:
- 32.671831, -81.993171
- 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 Points
- 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 Jenkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jenkins County
- Since Four Points is near Emanuel County and also Bulloch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Emanuel County
- eBird sighting report for Bulloch 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 Points ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Four Points.
There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Four Points.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Dougherty County
- This Four Points is located in Dougherty County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Four Points.
- Macon County
- This Four Points is located in Macon County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Four Points.
- Warren County
- This Four Points is located in Warren County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Four Points.
- Dougherty County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Four Points is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Four Points.
- Florida
- Leon County
- This Four Points is located in Leon County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Four Points.
- Palm Beach 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 Florida community of Four Points [Palm Beach County].
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- This Four Points is located in Forrest County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Four Points.
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This Four Points is located in Crawford County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Four Points.
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This Four Points is located in Dona Ana County and lies 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km]<1> to the west of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Four Points.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Four Points is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the north of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Four Points.
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Four Points is located in Elk County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Four Points.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Four Points is located in Gibson County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Four Points.
- Jefferson County
- This Four Points is located in Jefferson County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the north northwest of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Four Points.
- Lake County
- This Four Points is located in Lake County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the west northwest of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Four Points.
- Texas
- Travis County
- This Four Points is located in Travis County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the west of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Four Points.
- Webb County
- This Four Points is located in Webb County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km] to the west southwest of the Four Points that is located in Jenkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Four Points.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Four Points ...
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.
- Aaron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Bland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Butts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Piddleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piddleville
- Piddleville is located in Bulloch County
- Portal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Portal is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <4>
- Rocky Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <4>
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Thrift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Twin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Twin City is located in Emanuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin City <4>
How Far From Four Points 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 Four Points to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Four Points and extending to:
- Millen, which is the Seat of Jenkins County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Four Points to Millen, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Four Points. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Four Points) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Four Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6718, Longitude: -81.9932 In this case, the coordinates for Four Points 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 Points 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 Points 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 310.835 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.891 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.646 degrees. |