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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:
- 37.132893, -81.493443
- 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Since Fourway is near McDowell County and also Bland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bland 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 ...
- Rappahannock County
- This Fourway is located in Rappahannock County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fourway that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Fourway.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Greene County
- This Fourway is located in Greene County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fourway that is located in Tazewell 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.
- Abbs Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Drytown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Drytown is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
- Five Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Frog Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Level is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Gap Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
- Horsepen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horsepen is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen
- Horsepen Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horsepen Cove is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Cove
- Joe Neets
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joe Neets is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Neets
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Little Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Mud Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mud Fork is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Fork
- River Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Jack is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Jack
- Stony Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Tiptop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiptop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop
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:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fourway to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fourway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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: 37.1329, Longitude: -81.4934 In this case, the coordinates for Fourway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.595 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.189 degrees. |
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