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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 Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Grove:
    • 36.464268, -82.585985
    • 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 Grove
  • 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Poplar Grove is near Washington County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Grove

Communities Also Named Poplar Grove ...

We found 34 communities that are also named Poplar Grove.

There are seven communities within Tennessee that are also named Poplar Grove.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of 27 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 29 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Anderson 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 Tennessee community of Poplar Grove [Anderson County].
    • Claiborne County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the west of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Gibson County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Gibson County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the west of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Humphreys County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Humphreys County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the west of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Lauderdale County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Lauderdale County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the west of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Putnam County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Putnam County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the west of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Tipton 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 Tennessee community of Poplar Grove [Tipton County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Poplar Grove.
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Saint Francis County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the west of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Poplar Grove.
    • British Columbia
      • This Poplar Grove lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Georgia
      • Franklin County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Illinois
      • Boone County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Boone County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Poplar Grove.
      • Rock Island County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km] to the northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Indiana
      • Howard County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Howard County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Poplar Grove.
      • Marion County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Marion County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Iowa
      • Hamilton 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 Iowa community of Poplar Grove [Hamilton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fleming County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Poplar Grove.
      • McLean County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in McLean County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the west northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Poplar Grove.
      • Owen County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Owen County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Poplar Grove.
      • West Baton Rouge Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Poplar Grove [West Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Harford County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Poplar Grove.
    • North Carolina
      • Polk County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Polk County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Poplar Grove.
      • Sampson County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Sampson County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the east southeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Poplar Grove.
      • Watauga County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Watauga County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east southeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Poplar Grove lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Ohio
      • Pike County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Pike County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Ontario
      • This Poplar Grove lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Fayette County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Poplar Grove.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Poplar Grove.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Poplar Grove lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Poplar Grove lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake 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 Utah community of Poplar Grove [Salt Lake County].
    • Virginia
      • New Kent County
      • This Poplar Grove is located in New Kent County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Poplar Grove that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Poplar Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Grove ...

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.

  • Applewalk Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Applewalk Park is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewalk Park
  • Butterfly ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
  • Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
  • Double Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Double Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Fall Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fordtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
  • Harbour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harbour is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Harmony is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Historic Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
  • Horse Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Horse Creek is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Lone Star
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lone Star is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Long Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Island is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Quail Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Rock Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Slaughter ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
    • Summer Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
    • Summersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Summersville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville

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

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

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Poplar Grove to Blountville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Grove 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>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 Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Grove 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 Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4643, Longitude: -82.5860       In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.25 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.911 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.842 degrees.