Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Otter Hill:
  • 37.257922, -79.447807
  • 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 Otter Hill

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Otter Hill ...

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.

• Big Otter Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Big Otter Mill is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Otter Mill
• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chestnut Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
• Dundee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dundee is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
• Five Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Flint Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Flint Hill is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Forest Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Goode
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goode is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goode <1>
• Joppa Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
• Landmark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Landmark is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
• Leesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Leesville is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Tanglewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tanglewood is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Wildwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Otter Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Otter Hill and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Otter Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'