Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake:
  • 44.916958, -84.692530
  • 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 Lake

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Otsego Lake ...

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.

• Bucks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bucks is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
• Danish Landing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Landing
• Frederic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Frederic is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederic <1>
• Graves Crossing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Crossing
• Green River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Green River is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Green Timbers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
• Louis Cabin Landing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Louis Cabin Landing is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cabin Landing
• Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pearll City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
• Wildwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Gaylord, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies just to the North.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Otsego Lake to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'