Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Four Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Four Corners:
- 38.930389, -77.271094
- 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 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Four Corners is near Montgomery County and also Fairfax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
- 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 Corners ...
We found 56 communities that share the name Four Corners.
Within Virginia, the name Four Corners is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 56 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 56 communities, 54 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Four Corners is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Four Corners.
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Four Corners [San Bernardino County].
- San Diego County
- This Four Corners is located in San Diego County and lies 2,228 miles [3,585.6 km] to the west of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Four Corners.
- Shasta County
- This Four Corners is located in Shasta County and lies 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km] to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Four Corners.
- Sonoma County
- This Four Corners is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km] to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Four Corners.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Four Corners is located in Hartford County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Four Corners.
- New London County
- This Four Corners is located in New London County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Four Corners.
- Florida
- Lake County
- This Four Corners is located in Lake County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Four Corners.
- Pinellas County
- This Four Corners is located in Pinellas County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the south southwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Four Corners.
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- This Four Corners is located in Bingham County and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Four Corners.
- Bonner County
- This Four Corners is located in Bonner County and lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km] to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Four Corners.
- Owyhee County
- This Four Corners is located in Owyhee County and lies 2,058 miles [3,312 km] to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Four Corners.
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Four Corners is located in Madison County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the west of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Four Corners.
- Indiana
- Jennings County
- This Four Corners is located in Jennings County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Four Corners.
- Iowa
- Jefferson 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 Iowa community of Four Corners [Jefferson County].
- Kansas
- Osage County
- This Four Corners is located in Osage County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the west of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Four Corners.
- Kentucky
- Grant County
- This Four Corners is located in Grant County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Four Corners.
- Hardin County
- This Four Corners is located in Hardin County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km] to the west of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Four Corners.
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Four Corners is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Four Corners.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Four Corners is located in Aroostook County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Four Corners.
- York County
- This Four Corners is located in York County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Four Corners.
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Four Corners is located in Caroline County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Four Corners.
- Montgomery County
- This Four Corners is located in Montgomery County and lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Four Corners.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Four Corners is located in Hampden County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Four Corners.
- Middlesex County
- This Four Corners is located in Middlesex County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Four Corners.
- Norfolk County
- This Four Corners is located in Norfolk County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Four Corners.
- Michigan
- Oakland 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 Michigan community of Four Corners [Oakland County].
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Four Corners is located in Saint Louis County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Four Corners.
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This Four Corners is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,778 miles [2,861.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Four Corners.
- Toole 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 Montana community of Four Corners [Toole County].
- New Brunswick
- This Four Corners lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Four Corners is located in Rockingham County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Four Corners.
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Four Corners is located in Sussex County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Four Corners.
- North Carolina
- Davie County
- This Four Corners is located in Davie County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Four Corners.
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This Four Corners is located in Knox County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Four Corners.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Four Corners is located in Jackson County and lies 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Four Corners.
- Marion County
- This Four Corners is located in Marion County and lies 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km] to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Four Corners.
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Four Corners is located in Elk County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Four Corners.
- Saskatchewan
- This Four Corners lies 1,799 miles [2,895.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Four Corners [Davidson County].
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Four Corners is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Four Corners.
- Cameron County
- This Four Corners is located in Cameron County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km] to the west southwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Four Corners.
- Chambers County
- Although located in Chambers County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Four Corners.
- Fort Bend County
- This Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km] to the west southwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Four Corners.
- Harris County
- This Four Corners is located in Harris County and lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km] to the west southwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Four Corners.
- Montgomery County
- This Four Corners is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km] to the west southwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Four Corners.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Four Corners is located in Davis County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Four Corners.
- Vermont
- Orleans County
- This Four Corners is located in Orleans County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Four Corners.
- Washington
- Jefferson County
- This Four Corners is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Four Corners.
- Kitsap County
- This Four Corners is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km] to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Four Corners.
- Thurston County
- This Four Corners is located in Thurston County and lies 2,321 miles [3,735.3 km] to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Four Corners.
- Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- This Four Corners is located in Burnett County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Four Corners.
- Douglas 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 Wisconsin community of Four Corners [Douglas County].
- Langlade County
- This Four Corners is located in Langlade County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km] to the northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of Four Corners.
- Monroe County
- This Four Corners is located in Monroe County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Four Corners.
- Wyoming
- Weston County
- This Four Corners is located in Weston County and lies 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Four Corners that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weston County community of Four Corners.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Cinnamon Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnamon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Falls Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
- Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Great Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Great Falls is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <5>
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Hickory Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
- Howard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Peacock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Swinks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swinks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
- Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County
- Wolf Trap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Four Corners 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 Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Four Corners and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Four Corners to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Four Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Four Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Four Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9304, Longitude: -77.2711 In this case, the coordinates for Four Corners 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 Corners 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Four Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.026 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.599 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.80 degrees. |