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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 Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Ridge 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 Ridge:
- 41.637778, -88.102778
- 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 Ridge
- 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Poplar Ridge is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Ridge
Communities Also Named Poplar Ridge ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Poplar Ridge.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Poplar Ridge.
Beyond Illinois, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Jackson County
- This Poplar Ridge is located in Jackson County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Poplar Ridge.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison 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 Alabama community of Poplar Ridge [Madison County].
- Marshall County
- This Poplar Ridge is located in Marshall County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the south of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Poplar Ridge.
- Alberta
- This Poplar Ridge lies 1,694 miles [2,726.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Poplar Ridge is located in Craighead County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Poplar Ridge.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Poplar Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Poplar Ridge.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Poplar Ridge is located in Cayuga County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the east of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Poplar Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Poplar Ridge is located in Orange County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Poplar Ridge.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Poplar Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Poplar Ridge is located in Dyer County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the south of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Poplar Ridge.
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Poplar Ridge is located in Chesapeake City and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Poplar Ridge.
- Frederick County
- This Poplar Ridge is located in Frederick County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km] to the east southeast of the Poplar Ridge that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Poplar Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Ridge ...
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.
- Cache Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cache Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Lake
- Cherrywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherrywood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cider Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cider Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
- Deer Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Run is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Grand Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Haven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
- Heritage Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heritage Place is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
- Hickory Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
- Home Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Home Run is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Run
- Honeytree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honeytree is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytree
- Hunters Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Trail is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Indian Boundary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Boundary is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
- Indian Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Oaks is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kings Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Lockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malibu Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Malibu Bay is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Bay
- Pepper Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pepper Tree is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Pheasant Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
- Quail Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Grove
- Riverbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverbend is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Romeo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Romeoville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sugar Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Brook is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodleaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodleaf is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
How Far From Poplar Ridge 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poplar Ridge and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Poplar Ridge to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ridge 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ridge 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 Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6378, Longitude: -88.1028 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.748 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.654 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.868 degrees. |
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