Otter (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Otter ...

We found seven communities that share the name Otter.

Within Quebec, the name Otter is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, .

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
  - La Salle County
  - This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Otter [La Salle County].
- Kentucky
  - Larue 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 Kentucky community of Otter [Larue County].
- Michigan
  - Houghton 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 Michigan community of Otter [Houghton County].
- Montana
  - Powder River County
  - This Otter is located in Powder River County and lies 1,977 miles [3,181.7 km]<3> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powder River County community of Otter.
- Ohio
  - Union County
  - This Otter is located in Union County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<3> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Otter.
- Ontario
  - This Otter lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<3> to the west.
- West Virginia
  - Clay 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 West Virginia community of Otter [Clay County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Otter ...

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.

In the vicinity of Otter, Satellite is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southeast

How Far From Otter 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 community such as Otter to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Otter to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,552 miles [5,716.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Otter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Otter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Otter 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 . 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>	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 from Point A (ie- Otter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Otter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6167, Longitude: -63.8000
<4>	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.
<5>	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 Otter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.813 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.047 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 292.40 degrees.