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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fourway
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fourway ...
We found two communities that share the name Fourway.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Fourway.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Fourway in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Page County
- Burners Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burners Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burners Ford
- Burners Ford is located in Page County
- Chester Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Deer Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
- Deer Haven is located in Warren County
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Rappahannock County
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint Hill <3>
- Glen Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Joy Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joy Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Spring
- Joy Spring is located in Warren County
- Merrymount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrymount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Merrymount is located in Warren County
- Overall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Panorama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Rock Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Rock Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Sea Lock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Seven Fountains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Fountains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Spring View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring View
- Spring View is located in Page County
- Rose Hill
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:
- 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fourway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 from Point A (ie- Fourway) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fourway 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 308.627 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.254 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.289 degrees. |