Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Otsego, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Otsego and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Otsego
- 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:
- 45.266002, -93.619518
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Otsego
- 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Since Otsego is near Sherburne County and also Hennepin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sherburne County
- eBird sighting report for Hennepin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Otsego ...
We found eight communities that share the name Otsego.
Within Minnesota, the name Otsego is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Otsego #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=45.266002&lon=-93.619518&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Otsego.
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Otsego is located in Allegan County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Otsego that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Otsego.
- Otsego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Otsego [Otsego County].
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This Otsego is located in Muskingum County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Otsego that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Otsego.
- Wood County
- This Otsego is located in Wood County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east southeast of the Otsego that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Otsego.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Otsego ...
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.
- Big Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Big Lake is located in Sherburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <3>
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
- Crown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Elk River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
- Elk River is located in Sherburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <3>
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
- Lake Sarah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sarah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah
- Lake Sarah is located in Hennepin County
- Maple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Grove <3>
- Nowthen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>
How Far From Otsego 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 city such as Otsego to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Otsego and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Otsego to Buffalo, with an average speed<5> 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Otsego: www.ci.otsego.mn.us/
The official website for Wright County: www.co.wright.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Otsego could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otsego) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Otsego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2660, Longitude: -93.6195 In this case, the coordinates for Otsego have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Otsego to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.547 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.484 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.759 degrees. |