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Kalida Ohio Map

Explore Kalida, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Kalida, Ohio

How to Use This Kalida, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kalida, Ohio. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Ohio or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Kalida.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityKalida
StateOhio (OH)
CountyPutnam County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.982829
Longitude-84.199391
Population1,455
Density334.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code45853
Area Code234, 330
County SeatOttawa
School DistrictKalida Local School District

About Kalida, Ohio

Kalida is a locality in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,455. The population density is 334.2 people per km². Kalida is located at 40.9828°N, 84.1994°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Kalida is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45853.

Kalida occupies a flat expanse of fertile Midwestern soil where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the shadow of Howard Ridge, which sits far to the southeast. It lies 17.3 miles north-northwest of Lima, OH (from Lima, OH: bearing 344°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-southwest of Ottawa. Plum Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its banks lined with dense thickets that catch the pale, slanted light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain holds a stillness that suggests the slow accumulation of seasons, while the distant, quiet waters of Ottawa Upground Reservoir offer a singular point of reflection under the vast Ohio sky. Only two miles away, the quietude of Wildlife Production Area 52 provides a sanctuary where the tall grasses sway in rhythm with the wind, grounding the earth in a persistent, natural order.

Agriculture serves as the backbone of the local economy in Kalida, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pace of the days and the character of the community. Founders once looked upon these plains and saw a future rooted in the endurance of the soil, a legacy that survives in the orderly arrangement of homesteads and the disciplined attention given to the surrounding acreage. Life here moves with the steady, unadorned grace of a region defined by its work and its loyalty to the land, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. The spirit of the place is found in the simple, honest lines of its architecture and the way the shadows lengthen across the fields, marking time in a way that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Wildlife Production Area 52 (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 309° NW
  • Wildlife Production Area 51 (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 347° N
  • Glandorf Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 061° NE
  • Deters Park (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 057° NE
  • Christ on the Cross (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 124° SE
  • St. Anthony's Cemetery marker (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 124° SE
  • St. Anthony statue (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 121° SE
  • Ten commandments monument (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 121° SE
  • Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 8.6 mi, 070° E
  • Old Quarry Pump house (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 113° SE
  • Stadium Park (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 221° SW
  • Springbrook Golf Course (Park) — 13.4 mi, 159° S
  • Regal Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 17.0 mi, 172° S
  • Shannon Theater (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 111° E
  • Collett Street Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.8 mi, 166° S
  • Nickel Plate 779 (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 161° S
  • Independence Dam State Park (State Park) — 21.4 mi, 353° N
  • Elzay Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 24.6 mi, 127° SE
  • Lock Number 14 (Historic Ruins) — 27.9 mi, 199° S
  • Riverside Art Center (Gallery) — 28.5 mi, 179° S
  • Fisher/Wall Gallery (Gallery) — 28.8 mi, 082° E
  • Findlay Art League (Arts Centre) — 28.8 mi, 082° E
  • Mazza Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 080° E
  • Brenner Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.9 mi, 080° E
  • Hester Powell Grimm Theatre (Theatre) — 28.9 mi, 080° E
  • Harold E. Newhard Planetarium (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 080° E
  • Hancock Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 081° E
  • Grand Lake St Marys State Park (State Park) — 32.5 mi, 200° S
  • Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.8 mi, 035° NE · 13k acres
  • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.0 mi, 044° NE · 21k acres

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About This Kalida Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kalida, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.982829, -84.199391. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Kalida includes the ZIP code (45853), telephone area code (234, 330), county seat of Putnam County (Ottawa), and school district assignment (Kalida Local School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.