Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Poplar Grove:
34.935094, -90.817613
Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Saint Francis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 34 communities that share the name Poplar Grove.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Poplar Grove.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 29 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Phillips County
This Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Poplar Grove.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Poplar Grove lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
Georgia
Franklin County
This Poplar Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the east of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Poplar Grove.
Illinois
Boone County
This Poplar Grove is located in Boone County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the north of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Poplar Grove.
Rock Island County
This Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the north of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Poplar Grove.
Indiana
Howard County
This Poplar Grove is located in Howard County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Poplar Grove.
Marion County
This Poplar Grove is located in Marion County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Poplar Grove.
Iowa
Hamilton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Poplar Grove [Hamilton County].
Kentucky
Fleming County
This Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Poplar Grove.
McLean County
This Poplar Grove is located in McLean County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Poplar Grove.
Owen County
This Poplar Grove is located in Owen County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Poplar Grove.
Louisiana
Saint Landry Parish
This Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Poplar Grove.
West Baton Rouge Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Poplar Grove [West Baton Rouge Parish].
Maryland
Harford County
This Poplar Grove is located in Harford County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Poplar Grove.
North Carolina
Polk County
This Poplar Grove is located in Polk County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Poplar Grove.
Sampson County
This Poplar Grove is located in Sampson County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Poplar Grove.
Watauga County
This Poplar Grove is located in Watauga County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the east northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Poplar Grove.
Nova Scotia
This Poplar Grove lies 1,566 miles [2,520.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
Ohio
Pike County
This Poplar Grove is located in Pike County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Poplar Grove.
Ontario
This Poplar Grove lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
Pennsylvania
Fayette County
This Poplar Grove is located in Fayette County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Poplar Grove.
Lancaster County
This Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km] to the east northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Poplar Grove.
Prince Edward Island
This Poplar Grove lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
Saskatchewan
This Poplar Grove lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
Tennessee
Anderson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Poplar Grove [Anderson County].
Claiborne County
This Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Poplar Grove.
Gibson County
This Poplar Grove is located in Gibson County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Poplar Grove.
Humphreys County
This Poplar Grove is located in Humphreys County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the east northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Poplar Grove.
Lauderdale County
This Poplar Grove is located in Lauderdale County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Poplar Grove.
Putnam County
This Poplar Grove is located in Putnam County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Poplar Grove.
Sullivan County
This Poplar Grove is located in Sullivan County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Poplar Grove.
Tipton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Poplar Grove [Tipton County].
Utah
Salt Lake County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Poplar Grove [Salt Lake County].
Virginia
New Kent County
This Poplar Grove is located in New Kent County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Saint Francis County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Poplar Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Grove ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Barn Crossing (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Poplar Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poplar Grove and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Poplar Grove to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,369 miles [11,859.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poplar Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9351, Longitude: -90.8176 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Poplar Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Poplar Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.262 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.474 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.697 degrees.