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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 Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Bluff 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 Bluff:
- 36.763041, -90.412100
- 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 Bluff
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Poplar Bluff is near Ripley County and also Stoddard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard 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 Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Bluff ...
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 Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Green Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Forest is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Kelly Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Lone Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hill
- Morocco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morocco is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
- Shady Dell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shady Dell is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Vinegar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
How Far From Poplar Bluff 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 city such as Poplar Bluff 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 Bluff and extending to:
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Poplar Bluff to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Bluff) 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 Bluff 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 Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7630, Longitude: -90.4121 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.122 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.559 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.156 degrees. |
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