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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Worthington Heights.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Worthington Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Worthington Heights 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 Worthington Heights:
    • 39.527885, -76.322459<1>
    • 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 Heights
  • 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Since Worthington Heights is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Worthington Heights ...

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.

  • Big Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Big Woods is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
  • Bright Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bright Oaks is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Camelot is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cedar Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Spring is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
  • Evergreen Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Heights is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
  • Fairway
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fairway is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
  • Forest Lawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forest Lawn is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
  • Fountain Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fountain Glen is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Glen
  • Fountain Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fountain Green is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
  • Fox Bow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Bow is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bow
  • Green Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Ridge is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Harold Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Harold Heights is also located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Heights
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Heritage Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Heritage Woods is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
    • Hickory Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Hills is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hillview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hillview is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Homestead Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Homestead Village is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
    • Howard Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Howard Park is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
    • Hunters Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hunters Run is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
    • Ivy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ivy Hill is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Joppa Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Joppa Hills is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
    • Kings Charter
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Kings Charter is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
    • Locust Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Locust Knoll is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
    • Longmeadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Longmeadow is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
    • Majors Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Majors Choice is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
    • Michaels Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Michaels Corner is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Corner
    • Moorland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Moorland is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Parsons Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Parsons Ridge is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Ridge
    • Pine Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pine Crest is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Sable Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sable Woods is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
    • Scots Fancy
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Scots Fancy is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Fancy
    • Shamrock
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Shamrock is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Shucks Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shucks Corners is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shucks Corners
    • Silver Spring Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Silver Spring Heights is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Heights
    • Temple Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Temple Hills is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
    • Todd Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Todd Lakes is also located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Lakes

How Far From Worthington Heights 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 included the distance from a community such as Worthington Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Worthington Heights and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Worthington Heights to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Worthington Heights:
     Decimal: 39.52788, -76.322459
     DDMMSS: 39° 31' 40", -76° 19' 20"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Worthington Heights) 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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5279, Longitude: -76.3225       In this case, the coordinates for Worthington Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.424 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.008 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.164 degrees.