Local Shopping and Supplies
The BelleGrove Exxon 301-478-2828
Located just 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 Four Quarters, we encourage you to stop in for a visit. Our members love it! 3 miles.
The RoadKill Cafe & Snider's Grocery 814-784-3257
Excellent cafe food, pizza and small cabins to rent. Gas, propane and diesel. Some groceries. Try the pie. 2 miles.
Local Lodging
Town Hill Bed & Breakfast 301-478-2794
A beautiful 100 year old B+B, 3 miles from Four Quarters.
Buck Valley Ranch 717-294-3759
Our friends Leon and Nadine operate this B+B in a nice old farmhouse with riding stables, just 1 mile from Four Quarters. It's where we get the horse compost for our garden.
Sleep Inn & Suites in Clear Spring, MD 301-842-0290
15 minutes from Hancock. New hotel with complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi, indoor pool, jacuzzi and gym as well as microwaves and refrigerators in each room.
Lodging in Hancock MD
Super 8 Hancock 301-678-6101
Plain vanilla, reasonably priced. A 15-minute drive.
Hancock Budget Motel 301-678-7351
Comparable to the Comfort Inn.
Hancock Hotel 301-678-6108
A little more upscale, AAA rated.
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, Sporting and Camping Supplies, the Laundromat and Pittman's Drugs are all on West Main Street. A 15 minute drive.
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. A 30 minute drive.
Berkeley Springs WV is right across the river from Hancock and has quite the hip little shopping district. Crafts, clothing, Artists, health foods and even a New Age shop. Give it a visit! A 20 minute drive.
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, 45 miles East of Four Quarters near Hagerstown Maryland on I-81 and I-70. See for US Airways Flight Schedule. Car rental and taxi available from the airport.
Greyhound Bus Terminal Hagerstown Maryland, located behind the McDonald's on Sharpsburg Pike. Really!
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