Maps, Directions, Lodging and
Travel Info to Four Quarters
Four Quarters is located on the edge of the Allegheny plateau
in southernmost central Pennsylvania, one of the wildest and most
rural areas still left in the mid-atlantic region.
But we are actually quite easy to get to.
We are 100 miles due West of Washington DC and Baltimore,
about 3.5 hours driving time from Philadelphia, 2.5 hours from Pittsburgh, and 4 hours from Richmond.
Just 3 miles North of Exit 68 of Maryland's Interstate 68, 15 miles West
of the intersection of I-70 and I-68 at Hancock, Maryland.
Please click the Quick Traveling Map link on the right for full turn-by-turn directions to us and the places listed below.
Local Shopping and Supplies
The
BelleGrove 301-478-2828 Located off exit 68 of I-68 at the corner with US40. A grocery, cafe/diner,
gas and diesel. The owners, Robin and Sue Jay, have always been very supportive
of 4Q, we encourage you to stop in for a visit. Our members love it!
The
RoadKill Cafe 814-784-3257 (Also called Snider's Grocery)
MapQuest map (approx)
Excellent cafe food, pizza and small cabins to rent. Some groceries. Try the pie.
Wertz
Discount Goods Located on 484 just west of I-70 in Warfordsburg. A quaint little "dented-can" food store,
great for those on a tight budget.
Local Lodging
Town
Hill Hotel 301-478-2794 A beautiful 100 year old B+B, 3 miles from Four
Quarters.
Buck
Valley Ranch 717-294-3759 A B+B with riding stables just 1 mile from Four
Quarters.
Super
8 Hancock 301-678-6101 Plain vanilla, reasonably priced. A 20-minute
drive.
Hancock
Budget Motel 301-678-7351 Comparable to
the Comfort Inn.
Hancock
Hotel 301-678-6108 A little more upscale, AAA rated.
Days
Inn Town Hill Mountain PA 814-735-3860
I-70 north of Warfordsburg, 25 minutes.
And more hotels than we can count in Breezewood,
PA and Cumberland MD.
City Style Shopping
Hancock
MD is by no means a city, but you will find larger stores. Pittman's Supermarket
is on Pennsylvania Avenue, heading North from the light. Save-a-Lot, the Laundromat and Pittman's
Drugs are all on West Main Street.
Cumberland
MD is a large city and even has a WalMart, gee! Take Interstate
68 through Cumberland and get off at the La Vale exits to shop till
you drop.
Berkeley
Springs WV is right across the river from
Hancock and has quite the hip little shopping district. Crafts, clothing, health
foods and even a New Age shop. Give it a visit!
Air, Bus and Rail Transportation
Public
Transportation has its limits in the mountains,
but there are some choices.
International Airports
at Baltimore International; Dulles International and Washington National.
All about a 2 hour drive.
US
Airways flies daily into Hagerstown Regional airport, 35 miles East
of Four Quarters near Hagerstown Maryland on I-81 and I-70. The flights
all originate from the US Air terminal in Pittsburgh PA. About a 45
minute drive from Hagerstown.
See http://www.flyhagerstown.com/
for US Airways Flight Schedule Hagerstown - Pittsburgh. Car rental
and taxi available from the airport.
Greyhound
Bus Terminal in Breezewood PA at the intersection of I-70 and the Pennsylvania
Turnpike, 30 miles north of Four Quarters.There is also bus service
to Cumberland and Hagerstown Maryland.
AMTRAK
Service to Cumberland Maryland. A spectacular ride on the rails.
Taxi and Rental Car Service from
Cumberland MD. About a 25 minute drive.
Yellow
Cab 301-722-4050
Morgan
Taxi 301-722-2800
Enterprise
Rental Car
10218 MOUNT SAVAGE ROAD NW
CUMBERLAND, MD 21502- 4922
(301) 722-0700
Hospitals
Located in Berkeley Springs WV, Cumberland MD and
Bedford PA.
Ambulance Call 911
First response from Little Orleans or transport from Flintstone MD.
PA State Police
Bedford PA Barracks 814-623-6133
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