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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 Otter Creek Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Otter Creek Junction 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 Otter Creek Junction:
    • 39.546426, -87.348352
    • 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 Otter Creek Junction
  • 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 Vigo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
    • Since Otter Creek Junction is near Parke County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Otter Creek Junction

Communities Also Named Otter Creek Junction ...

We found one communities that are also named Otter Creek Junction.

Within Indiana, the name Otter Creek Junction is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Otter Creek Junction in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Otter Creek Junction is located in Cumberland County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Otter Creek Junction that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Otter Creek Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Otter Creek Junction ...

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.

  • Cloverland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Coal Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
  • Dewey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewey is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Marion Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion Heights is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
  • Needmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Needmore is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Pine Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Purdy Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Purdy Hill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Hill
  • Rosedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Rosedale has also been known as:
    • Roseville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
  • Sandcut
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sandcut is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
  • Syndicate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Syndicate is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate
  • Twelve Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Twelve Points is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Points
  • Twin Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Twin Beach is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Beach
  • Universal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Universal is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people

How Far From Otter Creek Junction 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 Otter Creek Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Otter Creek Junction and extending to:

  • Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Otter Creek Junction to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Otter Creek Junction) 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 Otter Creek Junction 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 Otter Creek Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5464, Longitude: -87.3484       In this case, the coordinates for Otter Creek Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.241 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.779 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.083 degrees.