Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Poplar Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Poplar Beach
- 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 Beach:
- 42.726182, -76.761063
- 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 Beach
- 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 Seneca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- Since Poplar Beach is near Cayuga County and also Yates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- eBird sighting report for Yates 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 Beach ...
We found one communities that share the name Poplar Beach.
Within New York, the name Poplar Beach is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Poplar Beach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Barry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Poplar Beach [Barry County].
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Beach ...
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.
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
- Bunker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Cold Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Seneca County
- Elm Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Goodyear Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodyear Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Corners
- Goodyear Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Kidders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- King Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry
- King Ferry is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King Ferry <2>
- King Ferry Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Ferry Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry Station
- King Ferry Station is located in Cayuga County
- Marsh Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Marsh Corner is located in Seneca County
- Poplar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Ridge <2>
- Union Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
- Union Springs is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <2>
How Far From Poplar Beach 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 community such as Poplar Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Poplar Beach and extending to:
- Waterloo, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Poplar Beach to Waterloo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poplar Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Seneca County: www.co.seneca.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Beach 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poplar Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7262, Longitude: -76.7611 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Beach 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 307.412 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.50 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.021 degrees. |