Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Otterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Otterville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Otterville
- 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 Otterville:
- 38.702904, -93.002635
- 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 Otterville
- 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 Cooper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cooper County
- Since Otterville is near Pettis County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pettis County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Otterville ...
We found six communities that share the name Otterville.
Within Missouri, the name Otterville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jersey County
- This Otterville is located in Jersey County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east of the Otterville that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jersey County community of Otterville.
- Iowa
- Buchanan County
- This Otterville is located in Buchanan County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the north of the Otterville that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Otterville.
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Otterville [Greenwood County].
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Otterville is located in Merrimack County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Otterville that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Otterville.
- Ontario
- This Otterville lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Otterville that is located in Cooper County.
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Otterville is located in Bedford County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the east of the Otterville that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Otterville.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Otterville ...
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.
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Lake Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lake Creek is located in Benton County
- Newland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <4>
- Pleasant Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Postal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Speed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Spring Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
How Far From Otterville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Otterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Otterville and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Cooper County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Otterville to Boonville, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Otterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Otterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Otterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7029, Longitude: -93.0026 In this case, the coordinates for Otterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Otterville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Otterville 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 317.939 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.917 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.969 degrees. |