Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ottusville:
  • 38.322848, -84.895506
  • 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 Ottusville

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Ottusville is near Henry County and also Owen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owen 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 Ottusville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ottusville ...

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.

• Bagdad
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bagdad is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagdad <1>
• Elmburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elmburg is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmburg
• Elmville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elmville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
• Flag Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Flag Fork is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Fork
• Forks of Elkhorn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Elkhorn
• Harmony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Harvieland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harvieland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
• Indian Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lockport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• New
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • New is located in Owen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
• Peaks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Peaks Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Mill
• Slabtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Swallowfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallowfield

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

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

• Frankfort, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies just to the south (S).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ottusville to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'