Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ottoway:
  • 37.913196, -78.791687
  • 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 Ottoway

• 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
  • Since Ottoway is near Albemarle County and also Augusta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta 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 Ottoway

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ottoway ...

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.

• Bungletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bungletown is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungletown
• Covesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
• Greenfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Greenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <1>
• Gullysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gullysville is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullysville
• Heards
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heards is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heards
• Martins Store
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Martins Store is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
• Moses Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Moses Crossing is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Crossing
• Rockfish
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
• Twin Poplars
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Twin Poplars is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Poplars
• Wintergreen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wintergreen is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergreen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintergreen <1>
• Yancey Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills

How Far From Ottoway 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 community such as Ottoway to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ottoway to Lovingston, 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'