docs: def get_object(self, point, buffer_size=0, multiple=False):
          """ lookup object based on point as [longitude, latitude] """
          # first search bounding boxes
          # idx.intersection method modifies input if it is a list
          try:
              tmp = tuple(point)
          except TypeError:
              return None
          # point must be in the form (minx, miny, maxx, maxy) or (x, y)
          if len(tmp) not in [2, 4]:
              return None
  
          # buffer point if size is specified
          geom = tmp = Point(tmp)
          if buffer_size:
              geom = tmp.buffer(buffer_size)
          if multiple:
              return self._get_all_near(geom)
          return self._get_nearest(tmp, geom)