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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 Four Points, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Points and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 41.286450, -78.617802
    • 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
  • 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 Pennsylvania, the name Four Points is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km]<1> to the west of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the south southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 686 miles [1,104 km] to the south southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 596 miles [959.2 km] to the south southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 1,668 miles [2,684.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west of the Four Points that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Four Points.
    • Tennessee
      • Gibson County
      • This Four Points is located in Gibson County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 452 miles [727.4 km] to the southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 686 miles [1,104 km] to the west southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk 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 1,500 miles [2,414 km] to the west southwest of the Four Points that is located in Elk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Four Points.

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.

  • Brandy Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
    • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
  • Cartwright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Cartwright is located in Elk County
  • Challenge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
    • Challenge is located in Elk County
  • Coal Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
    • Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Earlyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
    • Earlyville is located in Elk County
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Elk County
  • Force
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Force have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Force
    • Force is located in Elk County
  • Helen Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Mills
    • Helen Mills is located in Elk County
  • Mill Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Mill Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clearfield County
  • Scattertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
    • Scattertown is located in Elk County
  • Squab Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squab Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow
    • Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Weedville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

How Far From Four Points to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:

  • Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Four Points to Ridgway, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 things 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: 41.2865, Longitude: -78.6178       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 308.685 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.711 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.478 degrees.




 

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