Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 View:
  • 37.116810, -79.570585
  • 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 View

• 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 View is near Franklin County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Otter View ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arrowhead is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Chestnut Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
• Diamond Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond Hill is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
• Dundee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dundee is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Eagles Roost
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eagles Roost is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Roost
• Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
• Foxsport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxsport is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxsport
• Gross Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gross Point is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point
• Isle of Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Isle of Pines is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Pines
• Pelican Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pelican Point is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point

How Far From Otter View 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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Otter View once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Otter View and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Otter View 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'