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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ogden Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ogden Center and the surrounding area.
- 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 Center:
- 41.772011, -83.959881
- 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 Ogden Center
- 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 Lenawee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
- Since Ogden Center is near Fulton County and also Lucas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas 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 Ogden Center
Communities Also Named Ogden Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Ogden Center.
Within Michigan, the name Ogden Center is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Ogden Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Ogden Center is located in Monroe County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden Center that is located in Lenawee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Ogden Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ogden Center ...
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.
- Assumption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Champion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Champion is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Dutch Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dutch Ridge is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Sand Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Townline ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Townline is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Treadway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Treadway is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway
How Far From Ogden Center to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ogden Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ogden Center and extending to:
- Adrian, which is the Seat of Lenawee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ogden Center to Adrian, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ogden Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ogden Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7720, Longitude: -83.9599 In this case, the coordinates for Ogden Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.034 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.808 degrees. |
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