Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Poplar Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Poplar Crossroads

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • 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 Crossroads:
  • 32.704860, -84.398530
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Poplar Crossroads

• Bird Watching ...
  • 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since Poplar Crossroads is near Taylor County and also Upson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upson County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Poplar Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Crossroads ...

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.

• Carsonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Greens Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greens Mill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
• Howard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Howard is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Junction City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction City is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <1>
• Pleasant Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Prattsburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
• Trices Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Trices Ferry is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trices Ferry

How Far From Poplar Crossroads to ...

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 Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Poplar Crossroads and extending to:

• Talbotton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Poplar Crossroads to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 4 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 593 miles [954.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'