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Communities Also Named Ottawa ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Ottawa.

There are two communities within Ontario that are also named Ottawa.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fifteen communities, .

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Ottawa #1
      • The profile page for Ottawa #2
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Ottawa.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • This Ottawa is located in La Salle County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Ottawa.
    • Iowa
      • Clarke County
      • This Ottawa is located in Clarke County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • 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 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the west.
      • 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.<1> 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 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Ottawa.
    • Kentucky
      • Rockcastle County
      • This Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockcastle County community of Ottawa.
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • This Ottawa is located in Monroe County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • 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.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ottawa [Ottawa County].
    • Minnesota
      • Le Sueur County
      • This Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Ottawa.
    • North Dakota
      • Griggs County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Ottawa [Griggs County].
    • Ohio
      • Putnam County
      • This Ottawa is located in Putnam County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Ottawa.
    • Oklahoma
      • Ottawa County
      • This Ottawa is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Ottawa.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montour County
      • This Ottawa is located in Montour County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Ottawa.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Ottawa is located in Boone County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Ottawa.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This Ottawa is located in Waukesha County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Ottawa.

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.

  • Centretown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centretown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centretown
  • Fisher Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heron Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Heron Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Park
  • Hogs Back
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogs Back came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogs Back
  • Hull
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Ironside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
  • Kingsview Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Park
  • Lower Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
  • Manor Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Playfair Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playfair Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfair Park
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riverside Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
    • Sandy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Tunney's Pasture
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunney's Pasture came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunney's Pasture

How Far From Ottawa to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ottawa to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ottawa and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km]<2> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,176 miles [6,720.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ottawa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 . 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.
<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- 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: 45.4236, Longitude: -75.6986    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Ottawa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.428 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.834 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.264 degrees.




 

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