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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 Fourway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fourway and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fourway:
- 35.440996, -77.578581
- 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 Fourway
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Fourway is near Lenoir County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Fourway
Communities Also Named Fourway ...
We found two communities that are also named Fourway.
Within North Carolina, the name Fourway is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Rappahannock County
- This Fourway is located in Rappahannock County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north of the Fourway that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Fourway.
- Tazewell County
- This Fourway is located in Tazewell County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the west northwest of the Fourway that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Fourway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fourway ...
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.
- Fountain Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Herrings Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Hill View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hill View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill View
- Hugo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Institute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Littlefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Littlefield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Lizzie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lizzie is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strawberry Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Strawberry Banks is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Banks
- Trinity Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
- Wheat Swamp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Swamp is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Swamp
- Willow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Fourway to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fourway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fourway and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Fourway to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,642 miles [7,470.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Fourway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fourway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fourway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4410, Longitude: -77.5786 In this case, the coordinates for Fourway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.452 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.181 degrees. |
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