Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ottawa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ottawa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ottawa
- 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:
- 41.019198, -84.044221
- 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
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Ottawa is near Hancock County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Ottawa ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Ottawa.
Within Ohio, the name Ottawa is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Clarke County
- This Ottawa is located in Clarke County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west of the Ottawa that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Ottawa.
- Polk County
- This Ottawa is located in Polk County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the west of the Ottawa that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Ottawa.
- Kansas
- Douglas 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 Ottawa [Douglas County].
- Franklin County
- This Ottawa is located in Franklin County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west of the Ottawa that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Ottawa.
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Monroe County
- This Ottawa is located in Monroe County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ottawa that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Ottawa.
- Ottawa 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 Michigan community of Ottawa [Ottawa County].
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Ottawa lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ottawa that is located in Putnam County.
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ottawa ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beaverdam is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <4>
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Cascade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Continental
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
- Continental is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <4>
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Deweyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deweyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Elm Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
- Elm Center is located in Putnam County
- Hector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Huntstown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Jones City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Lewisville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Hancock County
- Pleasant Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Rushmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisville ‑ Historic
How Far From Ottawa 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ottawa and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ottawa to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ottawa: www.ottawaohio.us/ottawa/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ottawa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ottawa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0192, Longitude: -84.0442 |
| <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 Ottawa 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.109 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.557 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.095 degrees. |