Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ottawa Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ottawa Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ottawa Hills
- 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 Ottawa Hills:
- 41.664495, -83.637992
- 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 Ottawa Hills
- 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Since Ottawa Hills is near Monroe County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Wood 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ottawa Hills ...
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.
- Air Line Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Line Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Boulevard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Centennial ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Frances Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frances Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
- Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
- Freemans Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemans Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
- Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
- Grassy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
- Haven Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Haven Park is located in Lucas County
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <2>
- Island View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Wood County
- Liberty Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Parliament Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parliament Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
- Parliament Place is located in Wood County
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- Ranch Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
- Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
- Richards ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Sandburr Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandburr Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburr Corners
- Sandburr Corners is located in Lucas County
- Silica
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
- Valley Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Valley Hills is located in Wood County
- Vulcan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ranch Gardens
How Far From Ottawa Hills 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 village such as Ottawa Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ottawa Hills and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ottawa Hills to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 396 miles [637.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ottawa Hills: www.ottawahills.org/
The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ottawa Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ottawa Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6645, Longitude: -83.6380 In this case, the coordinates for Ottawa Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ottawa Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.83 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.335 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.69 degrees. |