Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pond:
  • 37.027827, -87.823069
  • 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 Pond

• 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
  • Since Otter Pond is near Lyon County and also Trigg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg 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 Pond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Otter Pond ...

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.

• Black Hawk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Hawk is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
• Buffalo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo is located in Trigg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cedar Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Cedar Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Point is located in Trigg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Commerce Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Commerce Landing is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Landing
• Confederate
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Confederate is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
• Crowtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crowtown is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
• Eden Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eden Bay is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Bay
• Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Greenacres
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenacres is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
• Lakeshore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeshore is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
• Lewistown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Paradise Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Paradise Hills is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
• Pumpkin Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center

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

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

• Princeton, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Otter Pond to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'