Rocky Ridge Ohio Map

About Rocky Ridge, Ohio

Rocky Ridge is a locality in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 282. The population density is 105.6 people per km². Rocky Ridge is located at 41.5334°N, 83.2124°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 43458.

Rocky Ridge lies across a landscape sculpted by the slow retreat of ancient glaciers, its terrain a subtle mosaic of low-lying plains and the occasional, gentle rise that gives the place its name. It lies 19.9 miles east-south-east of Toledo, OH (from Toledo, OH: bearing 117°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west-north-west of Oak Harbor. The air here often carries the scent of freshly turned earth, a testament to the fertile soil that defines the surrounding countryside, and in the late afternoon, the sun casts long, elongated shadows that stretch and blur the edges of fields, lending a quiet, contemplative mood to the land. The sky above Rocky Ridge is a vast expanse, often a pale, washed blue in summer, deepening to bruised purples and fiery oranges at sunset, a spectacle that draws the eye upward and imbues the ordinary with a fleeting grandeur. The history of Rocky Ridge is intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the region, its economy long anchored by the cultivation of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon. This land, once trod by Indigenous peoples and later settled by hardy European immigrants, remembers a slower pace of life, where the harvest dictated the rhythm of the year. While modern farming techniques have advanced, a sense of enduring connection to the soil remains palpable in Rocky Ridge, a quiet pride in the sustenance it provides. The local grain elevator stands as a silent sentinel, a reminder of the generations who have labored here, its silhouette a familiar landmark against the wide Ohio sky.

About This Rocky Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rocky Ridge, Ohio — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.533383, -83.212423. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Rocky Ridge and Ottawa County.

Detailed location data for Rocky Ridge includes the ZIP code (43458), telephone area code (614), county seat of Ottawa County (Port Clinton), and school district assignment (Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rocky Ridge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.