Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tent:
  • 35.429307, -80.660069
  • 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 Tent

• 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 Cabarrus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
  • Since Poplar Tent is near Rowan County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Tent

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Tent ...

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.

• Cannon Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
  • Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
  • Cannon Cross Roads
  • Cannon's Crossroads
  • Wallace Cross Roads
  • Wallace Crossroads
• Centerview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerview is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
• Cold Water
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cold Water is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Water
• Cooks Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooks Crossing is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
• Fisher Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
• Glass
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glass is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Roberta Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Roberta Mill is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta Mill
• Royal Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Shady Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Brook is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook

How Far From Poplar Tent 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 Tent 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 Tent and extending to:

• Concord, which is the Seat of Cabarrus County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Poplar Tent to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'