Editing Four Corners, Florida (section)

==Geography==
Four Corners is in reference to the four-way intersection of the Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Polk County borders near the center of the CDP, hence the name "Four Corners". Neighboring communities are [[Horizon West, Florida|Horizon West]] and [[Bay Lake, Florida|Bay Lake]] to the northeast, [[Celebration, Florida|Celebration]] to the east, and [[Loughman, Florida|Loughman]] to the southeast. It is {{convert|25|mi}} southwest of [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] and {{convert|37|mi}} northeast of [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Four Corners CDP has a total area of {{convert|131.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|122.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|8.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 6.74%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_12.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Florida| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>

The Census-drawn boundaries for the area include [[Interstate 4]] along part of the southern border and [[U.S. Route 27]] along part of the western border. The Western Beltway ([[Florida State Road 429]]) travels through the eastern portion of the CDP. Areas outside the CDP that are sometimes considered part of Four Corners include north along US 27 to [[Lake Louisa State Park]] (4 miles north of [[US 192]]), south along US 27 to Heart of Florida Hospital (3 miles south of [[Interstate 4|I-4]]), west to [[SR 33 (FL)|SR 33]], and east to [[Walt Disney World Resort]] and [[Celebration, Florida|Celebration]].{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} Four Corners is the only community in Florida to be located in four counties.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}

The community has more lightning strikes per area than anywhere else in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barry |first=Rebecca |last2=Martichoux |first2=Alix |date=2023-01-09 |title=These US cities are 'lightning capitals,' report says |url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/resilience/natural-disasters/3805043-these-us-cities-are-lightning-capitals-report-says/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>