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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 Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Woods 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 Woods:
- 38.584843, -76.533010
- 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 Woods
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Poplar Woods is near Prince George's County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Woods ...
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.
- Biglanes Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biglanes Choice is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglanes Choice
- Breezy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Breezy Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Carpenter Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carpenter Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Beach
- Central Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Dares ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dares is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares
- Dares Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dares Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dares Beach
- Deer Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Crossing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Crossing
- Heather Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heather Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knolls
- Line Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Line Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ridge
- Lord Cecil Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lord Cecil Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cecil Woods
- Peach Blossom Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peach Blossom Farm is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Blossom Farm
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Plum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Queensberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queensberry is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensberry
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tobacco Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tobacco Woods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Woods
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tranquility is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Turkey Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Willow Beach Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Beach Colony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach Colony
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Poplar Woods 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 Woods 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 Woods and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Poplar Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Woods) 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 Woods 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 Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5848, Longitude: -76.5330 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.614 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.077 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.625 degrees. |
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