Danbury

Danbury is a village in Danbury Township, Ottawa, Ohio and has about 4,570 residents. Danbury is situated nearby to the village Bay View, as well as near the hamlet Bay Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include African Safari Wildlife Park and Edison Bridge.

African Safari Wildlife Park

Zoo

African Safari Wildlife Park The African Safari Wildlife Park is a wildlife park near Port Clinton, Ohio, United States. The park features a 65-acre drive-through wildlife preserve known as the Drive-Thru Safari, where visitors travel through the park in their own vehicles and can view and feed animals from around the world. African Safari Wildlife Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Danbury.

Edison Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Mapsax, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge, or the Edison Bridge, carries Ohio State Routes 2 and 269 over Sandusky Bay. The bridge, which is 2,049 feet in length, was completed in 1965. It was named for inventor and nearby Milan native Thomas Edison.

Liberty Aviation Museum

Museum

Photo: Mbrickn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Liberty Aviation Museum is located near Port Clinton, Ohio, United States, adjacent to the Erie–Ottawa International Airport. Liberty Aviation Museum is situated 2 miles west of Danbury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gypsum and Crystal Rock.

Gypsum

Hamlet

Gypsum is an unincorporated community in eastern Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43433. The community is named for deposits of the gypsum rock near the original town site. Gypsum is situated 2½ miles west of Danbury.

Crystal Rock

Hamlet

Crystal Rock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Erie County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 138. It is located within Margaretta Township. Crystal Rock is situated 3½ miles south of Danbury.

Lakeside

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Lakeside is a private community and census-designated place in Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States, on the shores of Lake Erie. It was formed in 1873 by members of the Methodist Church and remains a church-affiliated vacation resort and United Methodist Annual Conference site.

Danbury

Type: Village with 4,570 residents
Also known as: “Danbury Station”, “Marble Head”, and “Marblehead Junction”
Category: locality
Location: Danbury Township, Ottawa, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.49922° or 41° 29′ 57″ north

Longitude

-82.83019° or 82° 49′ 49″ west

Population

4,570

Elevation

577 feet (176 metres)

Open location code

86HVF5X9+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154361631

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

5151677

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