Otter | |
Settlement Type: | Dispersed Rural Community |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Ontario |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ontario |
Coordinates: | 46.7439°N -79.5225°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nipissing |
Subdivision Type3: | Geographic Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Gooderham |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 315 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Eastern Time Zone |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | Eastern Time Zone |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Otter is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in geographic Gooderham Township, Nipissing District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] [3] [4] It was created during the construction of the Ontario Northland Railway in the early 20th century. Otter is located on the railway line between the railway points of Bushnell to the north and Diver to the south. Otter Lake to the west takes its name from the dispersed rural community of Otter.