Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Otsego Center:
  • 41.572550, -84.908850
  • 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 Otsego Center

• 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Since Otsego Center is near DeKalb County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williams 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 Otsego Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Otsego Center ...

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.

• Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Berlin is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Cold Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Crooked Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crooked Lake is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fountain Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fountain Park is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
• Glen Eden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Eden is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
• Island Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Island Park is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Moonlight
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Moonlight is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
• Page
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Page is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Pleasant Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
• Russels Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Russels Point is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point

How Far From Otsego Center to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Otsego Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Otsego Center and extending to:

• Angola, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Otsego Center to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'