Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Four 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 Upper Four Corners:
  • 41.868158, -70.931430
  • 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 Upper 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
  • Since Upper Four Corners is near Bristol County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Upper Four Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper 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.

• Fuller Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fuller Shores is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Shores
• Hemlocks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hemlocks is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlocks
• Indian Shore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Shore is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shore
• Lakeview Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lakeville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Nelsons Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Nelsons Grove is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Grove
• Precinct
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Precinct is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
• Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
• Staples Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Staples Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
• Staples Shore
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Staples Shore is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Shore
• Wayside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wayside is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Upper Four Corners and extending to:

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Four Corners to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,099 miles [6,596.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'