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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 Worthington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Worthington and the surrounding area.
- 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 Worthington:
- 39.118760, -86.979214
- 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 Worthington
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Worthington is near Owen County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Worthington
Communities Also Named Worthington ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Worthington.
Within Indiana, the name Worthington is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Bradford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Worthington [Bradford County].
- Union 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 Florida community of Worthington [Union County].
- Iowa
- Dubuque County
- This Worthington is located in Dubuque County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Worthington.
- Kentucky
- Greenup County
- This Worthington is located in Greenup County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<2> to the east of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Worthington.
- Henderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Worthington [Henderson County].
- Jefferson County
- This Worthington is located in Jefferson County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southeast of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Worthington.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Worthington is located in Baltimore County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the east of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Worthington.
- Howard County
- This Worthington is located in Howard County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Worthington.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Worthington is located in Hampshire County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Worthington.
- Minnesota
- Nobles County
- This Worthington is located in Nobles County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nobles County community of Worthington.
- Missouri
- Putnam County
- This Worthington is located in Putnam County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Worthington.
- Schuyler County
- Although located in Schuyler County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Worthington.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Worthington is located in Westchester County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Worthington.
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Worthington [Gaston County].
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This Worthington is located in Franklin County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Worthington.
- Ontario
- This Worthington lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Worthington is located in Armstrong County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Worthington.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Worthington is located in Marion County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<2> to the east of the Worthington that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Worthington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Worthington ...
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.
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Hubbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hubbell is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
- Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Tree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Point Commerce
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Point Commerce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Commerce
- Redcuff Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Redcuff Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcuff Corner
- Tulip
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Worthington 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 town such as Worthington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Worthington and extending to:
- Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Worthington to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Worthington 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Worthington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Worthington 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 Worthington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1188, Longitude: -86.9792 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.998 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.44 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.026 degrees. |
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