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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:
    • 33.508152, -99.214519
    • 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 Baylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baylor County
    • Since Ogden is near Archer County and also Throckmorton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Archer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Throckmorton 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.

There are two communities within Texas that are also named Ogden.

Beyond Texas, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Comal County
      • This Ogden is located in Comal County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ogden that is located in Baylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cottle County community of Ogden.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Little River County
      • This Ogden is located in Little River County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east of the Ogden that is located in Baylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Ogden.
    • British Columbia
      • This Ogden lies 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Ogden.
    • Missouri
      • New Madrid County
      • This Ogden is located in New Madrid County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Ogden.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Ogden is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the east of the Ogden that is located in Baylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Ogden.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Ogden lies 2,140 miles [3,444 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor County.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Ogden is located in Clinton County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Ogden.
    • Quebec
      • This Ogden lies 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor County.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Ogden is located in York County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the east of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Ogden.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Ogden is located in Weber County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Baylor 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.

  • Dundee
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dundee is located in Archer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Hoot and Holler Crossing
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lively
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lively is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
  • Proffitt Crossing
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Proffitt Crossing is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Crossing
  • Red Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Rhineland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rhineland is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhineland
  • Round Timber ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Timber is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
  • Spring Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Creek is located in Throckmorton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Sunset
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunset is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Ogden 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 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:

  • Seymour, which is the Seat of Baylor County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ogden to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,776 miles [12,514.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 33.5082, Longitude: -99.2145       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 321.676 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.619 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.691 degrees.