Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wooster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooster and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wooster
- 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 Wooster:
- 38.736725, -85.692743
- 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 Wooster
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Wooster is near Jefferson County and also Jennings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Jennings 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 Wooster ...
We found seven communities that share the name Wooster.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Wooster.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Wooster ...
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.
- Deputy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deputy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy
- Deputy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deputy <4>
- Hilltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Little York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Paris Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Pigeon Roost Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost Station
- Pigeon Roost Station is located in Scott County
- Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Staples Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Ford
- Staples Ford is located in Jennings County
- Swanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Wooster 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 Wooster to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wooster and extending to:
- Scottsburg, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wooster to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wooster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 from Point A (ie- Wooster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wooster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7367, Longitude: -85.6927 In this case, the coordinates for Wooster 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Wooster 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 Wooster 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 313.175 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.443 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.542 degrees. |