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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 Thicket, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Thicket 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 Thicket:
- 39.333435, -77.490542
- 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 Thicket
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Poplar Thicket is near Loudoun County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Thicket
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Thicket ...
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.
- Boss Arnold Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Copperfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copperfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Country Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Country Side is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
- Kings Kingdom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
- Kingsbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
- Lewis Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Lime Kiln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
- Manor Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Merry Midnight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merry Midnight is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Midnight
- Michaels Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Michaels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Mill
- Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Potomac Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
- Roberts Retreat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
- Robin Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
- Rock Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hall is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
- Roundtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roundtree is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtree
- Skyline Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunrise is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunset View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Wye Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek
How Far From Poplar Thicket 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 Thicket 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 Thicket and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Poplar Thicket to Annapolis, 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Poplar Thicket) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Thicket 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 Thicket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3334, Longitude: -77.4905 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Thicket have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.131 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.78 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.739 degrees. |
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