Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plains:
  • 38.360911, -83.674361
  • 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 Plains

• 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 Fleming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fleming County
  • Since Poplar Plains is near Boyd County and also Bath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bath 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 Plains

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Plains ...

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.

• Carpentersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carpentersville is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
• Craintown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Craintown is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
• Farmville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmville is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
• Grassland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grassland is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Hill Top
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hill Top is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Locust
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
• Muses Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
• Olive Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Olive Branch is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
• Pea Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Pebble
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pebble is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
• Pleasureville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
• Stringtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stringtown is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Sunset
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Poplar Plains to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Poplar Plains and extending to:

• Flemingsburg, which is the Seat of Fleming County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Poplar Plains to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'