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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Otterville
- 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:
- 37.430973, -79.485867
- 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
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Otterville is near Bedford City and also Botetourt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford City
- eBird sighting report for Botetourt 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Otterville ...
We found six communities that share the name Otterville.
Within Virginia, the name Otterville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, 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 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Otterville that is located in Bedford 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 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Otterville that is located in Bedford 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 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the west of the Otterville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Otterville.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Otterville is located in Merrimack County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Otterville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Otterville.
- Ontario
- This Otterville lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the north of the Otterville that is located in Bedford County.
- Illinois
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.
- Big Otter Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Otter Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Otter Mill
- Big Otter Mill is located in Bedford County
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Bedford County
- Coffee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Five Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Bedford County
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
- Fork Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mountain
- Fork Mountain is located in Botetourt County
- Goode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Goode is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goode <4>
- Major
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Meadow Wood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Meadow Wood is located in Bedford County
- Peaksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Solitude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Otterville 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 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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Otterville to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 167 miles [268.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 37.4310, Longitude: -79.4859 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 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 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 309.40 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.937 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.261 degrees. |