# The four corners quadripoint of Canada: Anyone been there? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 25, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583 "2011-09-25T20:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/1 "2011-09-25T20:04:29Z")
Everyone knows about the [url-“[Four Corners Monument - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument)”]Four Corners Monument of the US, where 4 states touch each other at one point. But a similar [quadripoint in Canada](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_(Canada)) seems to go sadly neglected. It even took a bit of searching to turn up a photo of said spot: [The Multipoint Monument](http://www.bjbsoftware.com/corners/photos/MBNTNUSKMonument.jpg) Anybody been there to examine the obelisk? If so, is there room for a nice luxury hotel/spa complex nearby? Hasbala Lake Lodge seems charmingly rustic, but I’m sure more upscale travelers would appreciate extra amenities. Is a Tim Horton’s nearby? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/2 "2011-09-25T20:57:37Z")
The fact that the point is apparently over four hundred miles from the nearest road probably hurts tourism. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/3 "2011-09-25T21:04:09Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > The fact that the point is apparently over four hundred miles from the nearest road probably hurts tourism. It’s Canada. They don’t _need_ roads! ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/4 "2011-09-25T21:12:18Z")
And that road, is hell and gone from anything but road or bush! ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/5 "2011-09-25T21:45:47Z")
Previous thread: [Nunavut and geeky tourism. - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=83641) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/6 "2011-09-25T21:54:53Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Previous thread: [Nunavut and geeky tourism. - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=83641) :smack: Now how did I miss that thread 10 years ago! Thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/7 "2011-09-25T21:59:47Z")
Here is the “Degree Confluence Project” page on this location: [link](http://confluence.org/confluence.php?lat=60&lon=-102) And from there, there is an interesting description of a visit in 2001 which shows the difficulty in getting to such remote points: [link](http://www.bjbsoftware.com/corners/pointdetail.php3?point=139) ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/8 "2011-09-25T22:01:31Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > But a similar [quadripoint in Canada](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_(Canada)) seems to go sadly neglected. It even took a bit of searching to turn up a photo of said spot: [The Multipoint Monument](http://www.bjbsoftware.com/corners/photos/MBNTNUSKMonument.jpg) One reason it’s so unpopular is they put that funny, pointy thing in the way, so you can’t [flop into four states at once](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/loghomeguy12/Assin4states.jpg) like in the American one. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/9 "2011-09-25T22:15:47Z")
It’s also a relatively recent invention; it’s only existed since the 90s, when Nunavut was created. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/10 "2011-09-25T22:20:28Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > It’s Canada. They don’t _need_ roads! They have one, called, I think “The Only Road in Canada” (source: Scott the Dick, Rick the Mountie, and Steve the Newfie). To get anywhere in Canada, you just follow The Only Road. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/11 "2011-09-25T23:41:28Z")
> [@SeldomSeen](#): > > One reason it’s so unpopular is they put that funny, pointy thing in the way, so you can’t [flop into four states at once](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/loghomeguy12/Assin4states.jpg) like in the American one. Although you may be able to impale somebody in four provinces/territories at once. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/12 "2011-09-25T23:50:45Z")
Heck ya I’ve been there. In fact, pretty much everyone in Canada heads to Kasba Lake for the Summer vacation We all stay at the cabins there, and catch up on what everyone has been doing all year. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/13 "2011-09-26T00:08:44Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Although you may be able to impale somebody in four provinces/territories at once. “I got stabbed in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut and all I got was this stupid t-shirt.” ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/14 "2011-09-26T00:22:48Z")
If you did impale someone there, and a cop showed up to arrest you, could you just hopscotch around the obelisk to stay out of their jurisdiction? ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/15 "2011-09-26T00:27:27Z")
It would almost certainly be a Mountie, who have federal jurisdiction, so no dice. ---
**Author:** ![apollonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@apollonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apollonia)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/16 "2011-09-26T01:25:01Z")
Of course we all get together there every year for summer vacation! How else would we keep up with everything? Sorry I missed this summer, guys. Could somebody tell me how Bob from Toronto is doing? ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/17 "2011-09-26T03:12:58Z")
Bob got a promotion. A minor one, but it helps with the car payments. How’s Jamie from Surrey doing? ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/18 "2011-09-26T03:29:58Z")
Jamie’s good. Saw him last week - he was going out to play hockey with the Newfoundland guys. ---
**Author:** ![trupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/19 "2011-09-26T05:19:06Z")
Dammit, I was blissfully ignorant before this post. Now I want to go there. How the heck am I going to convince the missus to do this… ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583/20 "2011-09-26T05:42:11Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > They have one, called, I think “The Only Road in Canada” (source: Scott the Dick, Rick the Mountie, and Steve the Newfie). To get anywhere in Canada, you just follow The Only Road. I’d like to argue with you, but I know which road you’re talking about.🙂 We drove through the [longitudinal centre of Canada](http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM26XV) this summer on our vacation. It was very close to Winnipeg; if they have an attitude like they’re the centre of things, there’s a good reason for that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-corners-quadripoint-of-canada-anyone-been-there/597583.md?page=2)