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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:
- 38.749840, -78.268057
- 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 Rappahannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
- Since Fourway is near Warren County and also Page County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Page 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.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Fourway.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Fourway in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Tazewell County
- This Fourway is located in Tazewell County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fourway that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Fourway.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Greene County
- This Fourway is located in Greene County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the south of the Fourway that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene 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.
- Big Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Burners Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burners Ford is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burners Ford
- Chester Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Deer Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deer Haven is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Echo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Joy Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joy Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Spring
- Merrymount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merrymount is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Overall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Panorama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Rock Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sea Lock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sea Lock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Lock
- Seven Fountains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Spring View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring View is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring View
How Far From Fourway 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 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:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Rappahannock County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fourway to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 38.7498, Longitude: -78.2681 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 308.627 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.254 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.289 degrees. |
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