Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ottertail:
  • 46.425516, -95.557264
  • 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 Ottertail

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

Communities Also Named Ottertail ...

We found one communities that are also named Ottertail.

Within Minnesota, the name Ottertail is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Ottertail in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Ottertail lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ottertail that is located in Otter Tail County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ottertail ...

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.

• Basswood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Basswood is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
• Deer Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
• Dent
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <2>
• Leaf City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
• Maine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
• Richdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richdale is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
• Richville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richville is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <2>
• Woodland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Park is located in Otter Tail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ottertail and extending to:

• Fergus Falls, which is the Seat of Otter Tail County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ottertail to Fergus Falls, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,070 miles [1,722 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'