21 Facts About North Ogden

1. In 2009, North Ogden ranked No 5 on Newsmax magazine's list of the "Top 25 Most Uniquely American Cities and Towns," a piece written by current CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg.

2. North Ogden is a satellite venue of the Sundance Film Festival.

3. North Ogden is the source of the two routes that serve Brigham City, the northernmost extension of UTA's bus system.

4. North Ogden is served directly by exits 341, 342, 343, and 344.

5. In 2013, North Ogden ranked No 16 on Forbes' list of the Best Places for Business and Careers.

6. North Ogden experiences a dry summer continental climate.

7. North Ogden has historically been the second largest city in Utah, it is home to a large number of historic buildings.

8. North Ogden is the closest sizable city to the Golden Spike location at Promontory Summit, Utah, where the First Transcontinental Railroad was joined in 1869.

9. North Ogden is known for its many historic buildings, proximity to the Wasatch Mountains, and as the location of Weber State University.

10. North Ogden has numerous parks that offer a wide variety of opportunities for recreation.

11. North Ogden was first settled in 1850 by the cattle ranchers from Ogden.

12. North Ogden was found in the same area where Frank Landingin's body was found on Nov 12, 1978.

13. North Ogden was paroled in 1970 and allowed to return to Chicago to serve his parole, which ended in October 1971.

14. North Ogden does return and gives officers a brief statement.

15. North Ogden drives south of Joliet and dumps the body into the Des Plaines River.

16. North Ogden learns Gacy, whose PDM Contractors had recently remodeled Nisson Pharmacy, was the man Piest went to speak to about a job.

17. North Ogden described many of the same concerns outlined by the Crowe family.

18. North Ogden is situated at the base of Ben Lomond Peak, a prominent mountain on the Wasatch front, visible from the Salt Lake Airport.

19. North Ogden built a spur from the Union Pacific Station in Ogden, called the "Dummy Line".

20. North Ogden was originally settled during the winter of 1850 by two sets of cattle ranchers from Ogden.

21. North Ogden is on SR-235, three miles north of Ogden.