Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Poplarville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplarville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Poplarville

• 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 Poplarville:
  • 30.839559, -89.534817
  • 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 Poplarville

• 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 Pearl River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
  • Since Poplarville is near Lamar County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Poplarville

Communities Also Named Poplarville ...

We found two communities that are also named Poplarville.

Within Mississippi, the name Poplarville is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Pulaski County
    • This Poplarville is located in Pulaski County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Poplarville that is located in Pearl River County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Poplarville.
  • Manitoba
    • This Poplarville lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Poplarville that is located in Pearl River County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplarville ...

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.

• Centre ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Centre is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
• Crossroads
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Derby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Derby is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Fords Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fords Creek is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Creek
• Hickory Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Juniper Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
• Red Top
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Red Top is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
• Riceville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Riceville is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Silver Run
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Run is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
• Young
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Young is located in Pearl River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

How Far From Poplarville 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 city such as Poplarville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Poplarville to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'