Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Poplar Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Poplar Springs
- 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 Springs:
- 34.363437, -88.895060
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Poplar Springs
- 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 Pontotoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- Since Poplar Springs is near Union County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Poplar Springs ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Poplar Springs.
There are six communities within Mississippi that are also named Poplar Springs.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Chickasaw County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Chickasaw County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Poplar Springs.
- Holmes County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Holmes County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Poplar Springs.
- Lauderdale County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Lauderdale County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Poplar Springs.
- Montgomery County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Montgomery County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Poplar Springs.
- Newton County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Newton County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Poplar Springs.
- Union 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 Mississippi community of Poplar Springs [Union County].
- Chickasaw County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour 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 Alabama community of Poplar Springs [Barbour County].
- Lauderdale County
- This community is historic and although located in Lauderdale County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Poplar Springs.
- Marshall County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Marshall County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Poplar Springs.
- Winston County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Winston County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east southeast of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Poplar Springs.
- Georgia
- Catoosa County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Poplar Springs.
- Haralson County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haralson County community of Poplar Springs.
- Oconee County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the east of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Poplar Springs.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Howard County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Poplar Springs.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Cleveland County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Poplar Springs.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the east of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Poplar Springs.
- Stokes County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Stokes County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east northeast of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Poplar Springs.
- Surry County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Surry County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east northeast of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Poplar Springs.
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Laurens County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the east of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Poplar Springs.
- Spartanburg County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Spartanburg County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Poplar Springs.
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Carroll County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Poplar Springs.
- Henderson County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County and lies 105 miles [169 km] to the north northeast of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Poplar Springs.
- Loudon County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Loudon County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east northeast of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Poplar Springs.
- Overton County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Overton County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the northeast of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Poplar Springs.
- Roane County
- This Poplar Springs is located in Roane County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the east northeast of the Poplar Springs that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Poplar Springs.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Springs ...
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.
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cherry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Endville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Pontotoc County
- Frog Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
- Frog Island is located in Lee County
- Jug Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mound City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Union County
- New Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Union County
- Nixon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Parks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Rough Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Edge
- Rough Edge is located in Pontotoc County
How Far From Poplar Springs 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 Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poplar Springs and extending to:
- Pontotoc, which is the Seat of Pontotoc County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Poplar Springs to Pontotoc, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poplar Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poplar Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3634, Longitude: -88.8951 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Springs 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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.011 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.947 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.983 degrees. |