Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forks:
  • 33.933225, -79.033924
  • 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 Forks

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Forks ...

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.

• Allen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Allen is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Booth
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Booth is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Cool Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Homewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Homewood is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Horry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Horry is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horry
• Joy ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Joy is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Lewisville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lewisville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Maple Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maple Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crossroads
• Mary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mary is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• Park Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Park Hill is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
• Polecat Bay ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Polecat Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Bay
• Poplar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill

How Far From Poplar Forks 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 Forks 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 Forks and extending to:

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies just to the South.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Poplar Forks to Columbia, 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 360 miles [579.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'