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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 Otisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Otisville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Otisville:
- 45.247258, -92.765254
- 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 Otisville
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Otisville is near Polk County and also Chisago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chisago 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 Otisville
Communities Also Named Otisville ...
We found two communities that are also named Otisville.
Within Minnesota, the name Otisville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Genesee County
- This Otisville is located in Genesee County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Otisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Otisville.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Otisville is located in Orange County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the east of the Otisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Otisville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Otisville ...
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.
- Boardman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Bonnie Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie Glen is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
- Forest Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Horse Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hugo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Island is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Sand Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Stacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Stillwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Bear Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Otisville 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 Otisville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Otisville and extending to:
- Stillwater, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Otisville to Stillwater, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Otisville) 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 Otisville 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 Otisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2473, Longitude: -92.7653 In this case, the coordinates for Otisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.942 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.792 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.295 degrees. |
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