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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ogden 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:
    • 36.744500, -89.556467
    • 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
  • 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 New Madrid County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
    • Since Ogden is near Mississippi County and also Stoddard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard 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

Communities Also Named Ogden ...

We found 28 communities that are also named Ogden.

Within Missouri, the name Ogden is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of 28 communities that are located 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
      • Little River County
      • This Ogden is located in Little River County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Ogden.
    • British Columbia
      • This Ogden lies 1,897 miles [3,052.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
    • Florida
      • Columbia 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 Florida community of Ogden [Columbia County].
    • Illinois
      • Champaign County
      • This Ogden is located in Champaign County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Ogden.
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This Ogden is located in Henry County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Ogden.
    • Iowa
      • Boone County
      • This Ogden is located in Boone County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Ogden.
    • Kansas
      • Riley County
      • This Ogden is located in Riley County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Ogden.
    • Kentucky
      • Ballard 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 Kentucky community of Ogden [Ballard County].
    • 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 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Ogden.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Ogden is located in Gloucester County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid 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 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Ogden.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Ogden lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Ogden is located in Clinton County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Ogden.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Ogden is located in Delaware County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Ogden.
    • Quebec
      • This Ogden lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Ogden is located in York County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Ogden.
    • Tennessee
      • Rhea County
      • This Ogden is located in Rhea County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Ogden.
    • Texas
      • Baylor County
      • This Ogden is located in Baylor County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid 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 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the southwest of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid 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 621 miles [999.4 km] to the west southwest of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cottle County community of Ogden.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Ogden is located in Weber County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Ogden.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Ogden is located in Fayette County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid 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 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in New Madrid 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.

  • Airline Acres
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Airline Acres is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
  • Buckeye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Buckeye is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Champion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Champion is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Charter Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Charter Oak is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
  • Cody ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cody is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Howardville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Hurricane Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurricane Ridge is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Ridge
  • Little River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Little River is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Miner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Miner is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Sky
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sky is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky

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:

  • New Madrid, which is the Seat of New Madrid County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ogden to New Madrid, 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.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ogden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7445, Longitude: -89.5565       In this case, the coordinates for Ogden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.571 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.919 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.774 degrees.