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:
- 29.634393, -98.258623
- 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 Comal County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Comal County
- Since Ogden is near Guadalupe County and also Bexar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Guadalupe County
- eBird sighting report for Bexar 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 are two communities within Texas that are also named Ogden.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Baylor County
- Cottle County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Ogden lies 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ogden that is located in Comal County.
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- 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 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in Comal County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Ogden.
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Ogden is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in Comal 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 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ogden that is located in Comal County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Ogden.
- Nova Scotia
- This Ogden lies 2,254 miles [3,627.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in Comal County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Ogden lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in Comal County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Ogden is located in Fayette County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in Comal 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 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km] to the northeast of the Ogden that is located in Comal 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.
- Airport City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Bracken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in Bexar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <4>
- First Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- First Crossing is located in Comal County
- Friendly Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Friendly Corner is located in Bexar County
- Garden Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Live Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Live Oak is located in Bexar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <4>
- Longhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Guadalupe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Second Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Second Crossing is located in Comal County
- Shorts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County
- Universal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal City
- Universal City is located in Bexar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Universal City <4>
How Far From Ogden 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 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 Braunfels, which is the Seat of Comal County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ogden to New Braunfels, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,364 miles [2,195.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,935 miles [12,770.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Comal County: www.co.comal.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- 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: 29.6344, Longitude: -98.2586 In this case, the coordinates for Ogden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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. |
| <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 320.46 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.703 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.59 degrees. |