Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ottery:
  • 33.799266, -86.037194
  • 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 Ottery

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Ottery is near Saint Clair County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Ottery

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ottery ...

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.

• Boiling Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Boozer ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Boozer is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
• Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
• Clark ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Clark is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Francis
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Francis is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Francis Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Francis Ferry is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Ferry
• Greensport Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greensport Ferry is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensport Ferry
• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
• Polkville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Polkville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Ragland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <1>
• Ten Islands
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ten Islands is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Islands

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ottery and extending to:

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ottery to Anniston, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'