Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flats:
  • 37.747363, -78.925301
  • 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 Flats

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Flats ...

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.

• Freshwater
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Freshwater is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
• Gordon Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gordon Crossing is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Crossing
• Kingswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kingswood is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Lakeview Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lanes Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lanes Ford is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Ford
• Piney River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney River is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River
• Roseland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Roseland is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <1>
• Roses Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roses Mill is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Mill
• Shady Lane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Lane is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
• Shipman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shipman is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman

How Far From Poplar Flats 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 Flats 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 Flats and extending to:

• Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Poplar Flats to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'