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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Poplar Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Spring and the surrounding area.
- 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 Spring:
- 33.485987, -80.947593
- 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 Spring
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Poplar Spring is near Bamberg County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Spring
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Spring ...
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.
- Gravel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Great Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Great Branch is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Branch
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Haddock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hillview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hunter Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Marshall Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Meadowridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowridge is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orangeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pecanway Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
- Pine Needles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
- Pine Tops
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Tops is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tops
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Windy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
How Far From Poplar Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies just to the East.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Poplar Spring to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poplar Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4860, Longitude: -80.9476 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.266 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.352 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.043 degrees. |
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