Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ogilvie:
  • 45.829858, -93.423290
  • 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 Ogilvie

• 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 Kanabec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanabec County
  • Since Ogilvie is near Mille Lacs County and also Isanti County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mille Lacs County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Isanti 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 Ogilvie

Communities Also Named Ogilvie ...

We found three communities that are also named Ogilvie.

Within Minnesota, the name Ogilvie is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • This Ogilvie lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ogilvie that is located in Kanabec County.
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Ogilvie lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the east of the Ogilvie that is located in Kanabec County.
  • Yukon
    • This Ogilvie lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ogilvie that is located in Kanabec County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ogilvie ...

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.

• Coin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coin is located in Kanabec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
• Day
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Day is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
• Elm Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
• Grass Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
• Lewis Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis Lake is located in Kanabec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lake
• Page
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Page is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Rush Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rush Point is located in Chisago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
• Springvale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Springvale is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale

How Far From Ogilvie to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ogilvie and extending to:

• Mora, which is the Seat of Kanabec County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Ogilvie to Saint Paul, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 960 miles [1,545 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'