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:
- 37.952824, -91.095693
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Four Points is near Washington County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Iron 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.
Within Missouri, the name Four Points is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Four Points is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the west of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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].
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Four Points is located in Dougherty County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Four Points.
- Jenkins County
- This Four Points is located in Jenkins County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the east southeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Four Points.
- Macon County
- This Four Points is located in Macon County and lies 558 miles [898 km] to the southeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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 568 miles [914.1 km] to the east southeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Four Points.
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- This Four Points is located in Forrest County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Four Points.
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This Four Points is located in Dona Ana County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east southeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the southeast of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the southwest of the Four Points that is located in Crawford 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.
- Berryman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Brazil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Butts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Crawford County
- Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Huzzah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Patsy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Service ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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:
- Steelville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Four Points to Steelville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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: 37.9528, Longitude: -91.0957 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 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 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 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.632 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.307 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.219 degrees. |