Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Ogee.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ogee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ogee and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ogee

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Ogee:
  • 33.938431, -86.384705<1>
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ogee

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Ogee is near Etowah County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Ogee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ogee ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bird ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bird was located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
• Champion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Champion is also located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Hoods Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoods Crossroads is also located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
• Maudlin ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maudlin was located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudlin
• Mill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mill was located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
• Moodys Chapel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moodys Chapel is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Chapel
• Mountain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View is also located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Nix ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nix was located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
• Straight Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Straight Mountain is also located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain

How Far From Ogee to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Ogee to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Ogee once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ogee and extending to:

• Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the West.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ogee to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>