Why visit Ottawa
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails and 15 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Ottawa Waterworks Building, Putnam County Courthouse and Memorial Park.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 84°F; January lows average 19°F, and about 32 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Ottawa
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Ottawa
Ottawa is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located about 51 miles (82 km) southwest of Toledo. The population is 4,456 as of the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Ottawa, Ohio (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Ottawa Waterworks Building
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Pumping station in Ottawa, United States of America
Putnam County Courthouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.6 mi
Local government building in the United States
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.4 mi
Church building in Glandorf, Ohio, United States
Dr. H. Huber Block
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.7 mi
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Ottawa-Glandorf Local School District Athletic Complex
Park · 1.7 mi
401 East Ottawa-Glandorf Road, Glandorf
Restaurants and cafes15
Well Grounded Cafe
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 0.8 mi
114 North Elm Street, Ottawa
Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00, Sa 07:00-14:00
Lucero's Mexican Restaurant
Restaurant · Mexican · 0.8 mi
136 North Elm Street, Ottawa
09:00-21:30
Legends
Bar and pub · 0.7 mi
130 West Main Street, Ottawa
16:00-01:00
Schnipke Inn
Diner · American · 0.7 mi
202 West Main Street, Ottawa
Arby's
Fast food · Sandwich · 0.9 mi
1441 North Perry Street, Ottawa
Mo-Th 06:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 06:00-24:00; Su 06:00-23:00
3 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship3
History
The region was long inhabited by the Iroquoian-speaking Wyandot and Algonquian-speaking Ottawa tribes, who settled along the Blanchard River. In 1792 President George Washington sent Major Alexander Truman, his servant William Lynch, and guide/interpreter William Smalley on a peace mission to the tribes. Truman and Lynch were killed; the date of their deaths was apparently prior to April 20, 1792, at Lower Tawa Town, an Ottawa village. (The Ottawa County Courthouse stands on the site of their killings). A similar mission led by Colonel John Hardin ended with Hardin and his servant Freeman being killed in Shelby County; the tribes resisted European-American encroachment.
During the War of 1812 between the US and Great Britain, numerous tribes allied with the British in the hope of keeping European Americans out of their territories. Unable to resist the continued pressure, in 1817, the tribes ceded a large tract of land in Northwestern Ohio to the United States. Blanchard's Fork Reserve was established. The tribes ceded this Reserve in 1831, during the era of Indian Removal, and their land claims in the state were extinguished. The Ottawa population on that Reserve removed to Indian Territory in present-day Kansas in 1832. Within the Reserve, two Ottawa villages existed, of which the Lower Tawa Town was the site of what developed as the village of Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio.
From the History section of Ottawa, Ohio on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Ottawa-Glandorf Complex Elementary School
School · 1.1 mi
630 Glendale Ave, Ottawa
Healthcare2
Map of Ottawa
50 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 2.6 in | 10.6 in |
| Feb | 37°F | 22°F | 2.2 in | 8.3 in |
| Mar | 48°F | 30°F | 2.6 in | 4.3 in |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 3.8 in | 0.8 in |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 2.8 in | 0.1 in |
| Nov | 50°F | 34°F | 2.8 in | 1.9 in |
| Dec | 38°F | 25°F | 2.6 in | 6.5 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Pandora (6 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Putnam County has had 9 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2020-03-31: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2012-08-20: Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds (Severe Storm)
- 2012-06-30: Severe Storms (Severe Storm)
- 2007-08-27: Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes (Severe Storm)
- 2005-09-13: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Findlay Airport (FDY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 miles away.
- Glandorf 2 mi west, about 3 min by car
- Pandora 7 mi southeast, about 11 min by car
- Columbus Grove 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Bluffton 12 mi southeast, about 19 min by car
- Holgate 17 mi north, about 27 min by car
- Elida 18 mi southwest, about 29 min by car
- Lima 20 mi south, about 32 min by car
- Findlay 21 mi east, about 33 min by car
- North Baltimore 22 mi northeast, about 35 min by car
- Defiance 25 mi northwest, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Ottawa, Ohio, WMrapids, CC0
- Ottawa Waterworks Building, front, Nyttend, Public domain
- Ottawa Waterworks Building, original building, Nyttend, Public domain
- Ottawa Waterworks Building, complete building, Nyttend, Public domain
- Ottawa Waterworks Building, park view, Nyttend, Public domain
- Ottawa post office 45875, Nyttend, Public domain
- Main at Hickory, Ottawa, Nyttend, Public domain
- Ottawa courthouse square, southern side, Nyttend, Public domain
- Putnam County Courthouse in Ottawa, western side, Nyttend, Public domain
- Putnam County Courthouse in Ottawa, southwestern angle, Nyttend, Public domain
- Putnam County Courthouse in Ottawa, northeastern angle, Nyttend, Public domain
- Putnam County Courthouse in Ottawa, southeastern angle, Nyttend, Public domain
- Putnam County Courthouse in Ottawa, eastern side, Nyttend, Public domain
- Putnam County Courthouse in Ottawa, southern side, Nyttend, Public domain
- Putnam County Courthouse in Ottawa, northern side, Nyttend, Public domain
- Putnam County Courthouse, Ottawa, Calvin Beale, Public domain
- Putnam County Courthouse in Ottawa, northwestern angle, Nyttend, Public domain
- Ottawa, Ohio village hall, Nyttend, Public domain
- Ottawa-Glandorf football grandstand, Nyttend, Public domain
- St. John the Baptist at Glandorf, pathway view vertical, Nyttend, Public domain
- Tiny elevators, Benny Mazur from Toledo, OH, CC BY 2.0
- Putnam County Courthouse Annex, Nyttend, Public domain
- Thank You For Buying, Benny Mazur from Toledo, OH, CC BY 2.0
- Putnam County Courthouse - panoramio (1), Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0
- White-Crested Black Polish, Benny Mazur from Toledo, OH, CC BY 2.0
- Dr. H. Huber Block, Nyttend, Public domain
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