Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ogden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ogden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ogden
- 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 Ogden:
- 40.115053, -87.956292
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ogden
- 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 Champaign County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Since Ogden is near Vermilion County and also Edgar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
- eBird sighting report for Edgar 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ogden ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Ogden.
Within Illinois, the name Ogden is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Ogden lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- Florida
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Arenac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ogden [Arenac County].
- Lenawee County
- This Ogden is located in Lenawee County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Ogden.
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Ogden is located in Gloucester County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Ogden.
- Sussex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Ogden [Sussex County].
- New York
- Bronx County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ogden [Bronx County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ogden [Monroe County].
- North Carolina
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ogden [Clay County].
- New Hanover County
- This Ogden is located in New Hanover County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Ogden.
- Nova Scotia
- This Ogden lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Ogden lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Baylor County
- This Ogden is located in Baylor County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baylor County community of Ogden.
- Comal County
- This Ogden is located in Comal County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the southwest of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Ogden.
- Cottle County
- This Ogden is located in Cottle County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the west southwest of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cottle County community of Ogden.
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Ogden is located in Fayette County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Ogden.
- Wood County
- This Ogden is located in Wood County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km] to the east of the Ogden that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Ogden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ogden ...
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.
- Brothers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Dailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Deers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Flatville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Gerald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Glenburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Glover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Mayview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <4>
- Sellers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Ogden 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 include the distance from a village such as Ogden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ogden and extending to:
- Urbana, which is the Seat of Champaign County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ogden to Urbana, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ogden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ogden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ogden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1151, Longitude: -87.9563 In this case, the coordinates for Ogden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ogden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ogden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.643 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.319 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.217 degrees. |