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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Otter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Otter and the surrounding area.
- 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 Little Otter:
- 38.686210, -80.763710
- 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 Little Otter
- 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Little Otter is near Nicholas County and also Gilmer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer 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 Little Otter
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little 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.
- Bison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bison is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bonnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Exchange
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frametown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Gassaway
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- German ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- German is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Home is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Lloydsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Mark ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mark is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- McNutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Middle Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Run is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run
- Shadyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shadyside is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Tesla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tesla is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
How Far From Little 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 Little Otter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Little Otter and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Little Otter to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Little Otter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Little Otter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Otter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6862, Longitude: -80.7637 In this case, the coordinates for Little Otter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.126 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.953 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.378 degrees. |
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