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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 North Ogden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Ogden and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Ogden:
    • 41.311295, -111.958010
    • 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 North 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
    • Since North Ogden is near Box Elder County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 North Ogden

Communities Also Named North Ogden ...

We found one communities that are also named North Ogden.

Within Utah, the name North Ogden is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named North Ogden in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This North Ogden lies 2,499 miles [4,021.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Ogden that is located in Weber County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

  • Cherrywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cherrywood is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Meadows is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Greenfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Heritage Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Heritage Grove is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Grove
  • Hill Top
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hill Top is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Jillville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jillville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillville
  • Lakeview Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Mountain Shadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mountain Shadows is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
  • Paradise Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Paradise Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
  • Scottish Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Scottish Highlands is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
  • Stone Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stone Creek is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
  • Sunny Slope
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sunny Slope is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
  • Willowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Willowbrook is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From North 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 city such as North Ogden to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the South.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from North Ogden to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,735 miles [12,448.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- North Ogden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 North 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 North Ogden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3113, Longitude: -111.9580       In this case, the coordinates for North Ogden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.028 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.655 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.765 degrees.