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:
- 41.817827, -83.979944
- 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 Lenawee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
- Since Ogden is near Fulton County and also Lucas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ogden ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Ogden.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Ogden.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Ogden lies 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ogden that is located in Lenawee County.
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Ogden is located in Gloucester County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Ogden that is located in Lenawee 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Ogden that is located in Lenawee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Ogden.
- Nova Scotia
- This Ogden lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Lenawee County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Ogden lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Lenawee County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Baylor County
- This Ogden is located in Baylor County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Ogden that is located in Lenawee 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 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km] to the southwest of the Ogden that is located in Lenawee 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 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the west southwest of the Ogden that is located in Lenawee 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 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Ogden that is located in Lenawee 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 220 miles [354.1 km] to the southeast of the Ogden that is located in Lenawee 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.
- Champion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Friendly Village of Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Village of Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Adrian
- Friendly Village of Adrian is located in Lenawee County
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Raisin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raisin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Sand Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Townline ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Treadway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 community 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:
- Adrian, which is the Seat of Lenawee County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ogden to Lansing, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 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 Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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. |
| <2> | 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: 41.8178, Longitude: -83.9799 In this case, the coordinates for Ogden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 312.046 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.603 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.803 degrees. |