Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Four Presidents Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Presidents Corners and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Four Presidents Corners

• 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 Presidents Corners:
  • 41.008104, -84.853852
  • 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 Four Presidents 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Since Four Presidents Corners is near Paulding County and also Van Wert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert 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 Four Presidents Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Four Presidents 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.

• Boston Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Boston Corner is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
• Convoy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Convoy is located in Van Wert County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <1>
• Five Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Logtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Logtown is located in Paulding County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Maples
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maples is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
• Meadowbrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• River Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • River Haven is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
• Smiley ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Smiley is located in Paulding County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
• Tanglewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tanglewood is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Four Presidents Corners and extending to:

• Fort Wayne, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Four Presidents Corners to Fort Wayne, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'