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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.

  • 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 Otisville:
    • 41.471464, -74.539729
    • 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Since Otisville is near Sullivan County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 New York, the name Otisville is unique.

Beyond New York, 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 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Otisville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Otisville.
    • Minnesota
      • Washington County
      • This Otisville is located in Washington County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Otisville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington 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.

  • Cuddebackville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Deer Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Finchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Finchville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
  • Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Haven is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • Keystone Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Keystone Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Maple Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Glen is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
  • Mount Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Hope is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Paradise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Paradise is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Pilgrim Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pilgrim Corners is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Corners
  • Rockville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rockville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Roses Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Roses Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
  • Slate Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Otisville 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 village 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:

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Otisville to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,271 miles [6,873.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 41.4715, Longitude: -74.5397       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 306.181 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.909 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.558 degrees.