Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Poplar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Poplar
- 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:
- 43.620192, -111.685794
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Poplar
- 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 Bonneville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bonneville County
- Since Poplar is near Jefferson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Poplar ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Poplar.
Within Idaho, the name Poplar is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Iowa
- Audubon County
- This Poplar is located in Audubon County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the east of the Poplar that is located in Bonneville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audubon County community of Poplar.
- Shelby County
- This Poplar is located in Shelby County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the east of the Poplar that is located in Bonneville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Poplar.
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Dawson 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 Montana community of Poplar [Dawson County].
- Roosevelt County
- This Poplar is located in Roosevelt County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Poplar that is located in Bonneville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Poplar.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Crawford 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 Ohio community of Poplar [Crawford County].
- Wyandot County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Wyandot County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Poplar.
- Ontario
- This Poplar lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poplar that is located in Bonneville County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa 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 Wisconsin community of Poplar [Chippewa County].
- Douglas County
- This Poplar is located in Douglas County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poplar that is located in Bonneville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Poplar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar ...
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.
- Annis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis
- Annis is located in Jefferson County
- Archer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in Madison County
- Gale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Heise
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Herbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Independence ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Madison County
- Jensen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Mark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Moody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Woods Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
- Woods Crossing is located in Madison County
How Far From Poplar 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poplar and extending to:
- Idaho Falls, which is the Seat of Bonneville County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Poplar to Idaho Falls, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,588 miles [12,211.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poplar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bonneville County: www.co.bonneville.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poplar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6202, Longitude: -111.6858 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Poplar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.001 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.822 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.399 degrees. |