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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Hill 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 Hill:
    • 35.402295, -84.635214
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
    • Since Poplar Hill is near Meigs County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Hill

Communities Also Named Poplar Hill ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Poplar Hill.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Poplar Hill.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Giles County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Giles County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west of the Poplar Hill that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Poplar Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Dodge County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Poplar Hill that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Poplar Hill.
      • Telfair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Poplar Hill [Telfair County].
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Poplar Hill [Dickinson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Casey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Poplar Hill [Casey County].
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poplar Hill that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Poplar Hill.
      • Talbot County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Talbot County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east northeast of the Poplar Hill that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Poplar Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Anson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Poplar Hill [Anson County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Poplar Hill lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Poplar Hill that is located in McMinn County.
    • Ontario
      • This Poplar Hill lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Poplar Hill that is located in McMinn County.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Horry County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Poplar Hill that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Poplar Hill.
      • Williamsburg County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Williamsburg County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the east southeast of the Poplar Hill that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Poplar Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Poplar Hill [Fairfax County].
      • Giles County
      • This Poplar Hill is located in Giles County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poplar Hill that is located in McMinn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Poplar Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Hill ...

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.

  • Cedar Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedar Springs is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Double Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Double Springs is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Goodsprings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
  • Heritage Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Park is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
  • Idlewild
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Idlewild is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Mashburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mashburn is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
  • Piney Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Grove is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Riceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Seven Cedars
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Cedars is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
  • Spring Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Creek is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Suburban Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Suburban Hills is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
  • Sunset View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sunset View is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
  • Zion Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Zion Hill is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Poplar Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hill 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Poplar Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hill 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 Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4023, Longitude: -84.6352       In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.46 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.148 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.976 degrees.