{"id":3601,"date":"2021-09-29T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/?p=3601"},"modified":"2022-01-07T18:15:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T18:15:57","slug":"interesting-facts-about-ogden-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/interesting-facts-about-ogden-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Facts about Ogden, Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you move somewhere new, there are always new things to learn about your new home and places to see! Here are several interesting facts about Ogden, Utah. Even if you know a few of these, we hope that it helps you get to know the state a bit more before you consider moving there.<\/p>\n

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  1. Within 30 minutes there are over 13,300 acres of fresh water.<\/li>\n
  2. The U.S. Forest Service maintains over 230 miles of mountain biking, hiking and equestrian trails in the area.<\/li>\n
  3. Ogden was originally known as Fort Buenaventura in 1847. The area was then called Brownsville but years later took the name of Ogden in tribute to a brigade leader named Peter Skene Ogden who was part of the Hudson’s Bay Company.<\/li>\n
  4. Ogden has a population of 84,316 (2014) with a median age of 28.6 years.<\/li>\n
  5. Ogden was known as a major passenger railroad junction owing to its location along major east\u2013west and north\u2013south routes.<\/li>\n
  6. Summers are hot and dry, with a few days per year reaching 100 \u00b0F (38 \u00b0C). Rain is provided in the form of infrequent thunderstorms during summer, between mid-July and mid-September which is monsoon season.<\/li>\n
  7. Ogden is a satellite venue of the Sundance Film Festival. Other events of interest include a downtown farmer’s market, the Ogden Arts Festival, the Harvest Moon Festival, Ogden Winterfest and the Ogden Marathon.<\/li>\n
  8. Utah is the only state where every county contains some part of a national forest.<\/li>\n
  9. Utah\u2019s Arches National Park is known for containing more than 2000 natural sandstone arches.<\/li>\n
  10. The Bonneville Salt Flats comprises 30,000 acres of desolate, densely packed salt pan. The spot\u2019s incredibly flat and smooth terrain makes it a popular destination for speed-seeking land racers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you\u2019re ready to move to Ogden, UT, then UNITS\u00ae has your back for all your moving and storage needs. Relocation in every case can be difficult to accomplish, although it is very possible to make it a positive move. Remember, if you are in need of support, we are here to help with your big move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    When you move somewhere new, there are always new things to learn about your new home and places to see! Here are several interesting facts about Ogden, Utah. Even if you know a few of these, we hope that it helps you get to know the state a bit more before you consider moving there. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-portablestoragenews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deb.unitsstorage.com\/utah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}