Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Acres:
  • 35.002914, -81.217851
  • 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 Acres

• 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 Poplar Acres is near Gaston County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston 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 Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Acres ...

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.

• Bethany
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Clover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clover is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <1>
• English Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • English Gardens is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Gardens
• Filbert
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Filbert is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
• Five Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hickory Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Meadow Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Lakes is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
• Musical Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Musical Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musical Heights
• Red Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Oaks is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks
• Wintercrest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wintercrest is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
• Wood Forest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wood Forest is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
• Wooded Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wooded Valley is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Valley
• Woodwind
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodwind is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind

How Far From Poplar Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Poplar Acres and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Poplar Acres to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'