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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Poplar City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar City and the surrounding area.
- 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 City:
- 40.247658, -89.942176
- 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 City
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Poplar City is near Fulton County and also Menard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menard 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 City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar City ...
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.
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Buzzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Goofy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Havana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little America
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little America is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
- Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peterville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterville
- Quiver Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver Beach
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Poplar City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 City 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 City and extending to:
- Havana, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Poplar City to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poplar City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2477, Longitude: -89.9422 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.954 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.139 degrees. |
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