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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poplar Forest 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 Forest:
- 37.348476, -79.264470
- 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 Forest
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Poplar Forest is near Lynchburg City and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Forest
Communities Also Named Poplar Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Poplar Forest.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Poplar Forest.
Beyond Virginia.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Goochland County
- This Poplar Forest is located in Goochland County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Poplar Forest that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Poplar Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poplar Forest ...
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.
- Brush Tavern
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
- Clay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Deer Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Dale is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Heritage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Landmark
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Landmark is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Meadow Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rainbow Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sunny Banks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Whetstone Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whetstone Hills is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Hills
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Poplar Forest 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poplar Forest and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Poplar Forest 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3485, Longitude: -79.2645 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.272 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.198 degrees. |
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