Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ogleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ogleton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ogleton
- 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 Ogleton:
- 39.471165, -84.738008
- 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 Ogleton
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Ogleton is near Franklin County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ogleton ...
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.
- Bath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Charlottesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlottesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Union County (IN)
- College Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- College Corner is located in Preble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Corner <2>
- Grand View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Butler County
- Lawn Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Layhigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Mixersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixersville
- Mixersville is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Old Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Queen Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Acres
- Queen Acres is located in Butler County
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Seven Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
How Far From Ogleton 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 community such as Ogleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Ogleton once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ogleton and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ogleton to Hamilton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ogleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ogleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ogleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4712, Longitude: -84.7380 In this case, the coordinates for Ogleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ogleton 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 312.573 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.86 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.897 degrees. |