Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Poplars:
  • 39.988708, -76.805247
  • 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 Poplars

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Poplars is near Lancaster County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Poplars

Communities Also Named Poplars ...

We found one communities that are also named Poplars.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Poplars is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Poplars in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Calvert County
    • This Poplars is located in Calvert County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south of the Poplars that is located in York County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Poplars.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplars ...

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.

• Admire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Admire is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire
• Dover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
• Fairway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairway is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
• Fireside Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fireside Park is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Park
• Fireside Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fireside Terrace is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Terrace
• Graybill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Graybill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill
• Holly Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
• Roundtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Roundtown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtown
• Skyline Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Skyline Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
• Woodland View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Woodland View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View

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

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

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Poplars to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'