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Ottawa Ohio Map

Explore Ottawa, 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 Ottawa, Ohio

How to Use This Ottawa, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ottawa, 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 Ottawa.

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.

City	Ottawa
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Putnam County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.019218
Longitude	-84.047167
Population	4,456
Density	378.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45875
Area Code	234, 330
County Seat	Ottawa
School District	Ottawa-Glandorf Local School District

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About Ottawa, Ohio

Ottawa is a locality in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,456. The population density is 378.4 people per km². Ottawa is located at 41.0192°N, 84.0472°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ottawa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45875.

Ottawa occupies a quiet, level expanse of the Midwestern plains where the Blanchard River carves a slow, deliberate path through the fertile silts of the valley floor. It lies 19.4 miles north of Lima, OH (from Lima, OH: bearing 9°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-southwest of Leipsic. The horizon here remains remarkably wide, offering a clear view of the sky that shifts from a pale, dusty blue to a deep, bruised violet as evening descends upon the fields. To the west, the Ottawa Upground Reservoir holds the stillness of the afternoon, its surface acting as a mirror for the passing clouds, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Howard Ridge provides the only significant interruption to the flat, expansive geometry of the landscape. Within the borders of Ottawa, the grounds of Lords Park offer a necessary punctuation of green, where the shade of mature trees provides a cool refuge from the intensity of the mid-summer sun.

Agriculture has long served as the primary pulse of Ottawa, with the surrounding grid of farms dictating the seasonal cadence of commerce and community life. The architecture of the center reflects a mid-nineteenth-century pragmatism, where solid brick facades house the enterprises that have supported families for generations, bridging the gap between historical industry and modern necessity. There is a distinct, unpretentious elegance in the way the local economy remains tied to the cycles of the harvest, a rhythm that dictates the pace of the streets and the collective focus of the residents. Even as the modern world encroaches with its demands for speed, Ottawa maintains a deliberate composure, favoring the steady accumulation of local tradition over the frantic acceleration of larger urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West End Water Tower Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 285° W
Arrowhead Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 268° W
Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 021° N
Deters Park (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 307° NW
Old Quarry Pump house (Historic Ruins) — 6.5 mi, 170° S
Gilboa Bull (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 088° E
Ten commandments monument (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 185° S
Presbyterian Church Bell (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 185° S
Christ on the Cross (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 192° S
Wildlife Production Area 51 (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 272° W
Wildlife Production Area 46 (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 075° E
Bluffton Golf Club (Park) — 11.9 mi, 151° SE
Shannon Theater (Cinema) — 11.9 mi, 137° SE
Nickel Plate 779 (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 186° S
Regal Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 20.2 mi, 196° S
Fisher/Wall Gallery (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 086° E
Mazza Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 083° E
Brenner Amphitheater (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 083° E
Hester Powell Grimm Theatre (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 083° E
Dudley and Mary Marks Lea Art Gallery (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 083° E
Findlay Art League (Arts Centre) — 20.7 mi, 086° E
Harold E. Newhard Planetarium (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 083° E
Elzay Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 146° SE
Independence Dam State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 333° NW
Van Buren State Park (State Park) — 22.3 mi, 068° E
Hancock Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 084° E
Bowling Green Athletics Hall of Fame (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 042° NE
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.8 mi, 045° NE · 21k acres
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.3 mi, 030° NE · 13k acres

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