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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 Otterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Otterville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 43.429519, -72.045641
    • 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
  • 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 New Hampshire, the name Otterville is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, 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 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the west of the Otterville that is located in Merrimack 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 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west of the Otterville that is located in Merrimack 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].
    • Missouri
      • Cooper County
      • This Otterville is located in Cooper County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the west of the Otterville that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Otterville.
    • Ontario
      • This Otterville lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west of the Otterville that is located in Merrimack County.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Otterville is located in Bedford County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Otterville that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Otterville.

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.

  • Crockett Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
    • Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Fords Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Mill
    • Fords Mill is located in Merrimack County
  • Georges Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Guild
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guild have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
    • Guild is located in Sullivan County
  • Pages Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
    • Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Potter Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
    • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
  • Robinson Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
    • Robinson Corner is located in Grafton County
  • Shingle Mill Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Mill Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Mill Corner
    • Shingle Mill Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Twin Lakes Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
    • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan 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 community 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:

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Otterville to Concord, 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 just over a day.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,092 miles [6,585.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 43.4295, Longitude: -72.0456       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 304.412 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.242 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.475 degrees.









 

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