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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hill:
    • 38.752894, -76.074663
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Hill is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Hill

Communities Also Named Poplar Hill ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Poplar Hill.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Poplar Hill.

Beyond Maryland, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Prince George's County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Poplar Hill that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Poplar Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Dodge County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Poplar Hill that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Poplar Hill.
      • Telfair 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 Georgia community of Poplar Hill [Telfair County].
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson 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 Kansas community of Poplar Hill [Dickinson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Casey 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 Kentucky community of Poplar Hill [Casey County].
    • North Carolina
      • Anson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Poplar Hill [Anson County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Poplar Hill lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Poplar Hill that is located in Talbot County.
    • Ontario
      • This Poplar Hill lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Poplar Hill that is located in Talbot County.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Horry County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Poplar Hill that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Poplar Hill.
      • Williamsburg County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Williamsburg County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the south southwest of the Poplar Hill that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Poplar Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Giles County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Poplar Hill that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Poplar Hill.
      • McMinn County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in McMinn County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the west southwest of the Poplar Hill that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Poplar Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Poplar Hill [Fairfax County].
      • Giles County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Giles County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Poplar Hill that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Poplar Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Hill ...

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.

  • Cedar Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clearview is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Cooks Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
  • Crabapple Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Crabapple Court is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Court
  • Holly Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Idlewild
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Idlewild is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Ivytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivytown is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivytown
  • Londonderry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Londonderry is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Mulberry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peach Orchard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
    • Peachblossom
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
    • Rice Land
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rice Land is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Land
    • Swan Haven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Swan Haven is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Haven
    • Third Haven Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Third Haven Heights is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Haven Heights
    • Walkertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkertown is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

How Far From Poplar Hill 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poplar Hill and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Poplar Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Hill) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Hill 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hill 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 Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7529, Longitude: -76.0747       In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.335 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.786 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.369 degrees.