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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 Worth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Worth 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 Worth:
    • 40.404931, -94.446272
    • 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 Worth
  • 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 Worth ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Worth.

Within Missouri, the name Worth is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Worth lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Worth that is located in Worth County.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Worth is located in Tulare County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the west of the Worth that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Worth.
    • Georgia
      • Turner County
      • This Worth is located in Turner County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Worth that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Turner County community of Worth.
      • Worth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Worth [Worth County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Worth is located in Cook County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Worth that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Worth.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Worth [Harrison County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Worth [Butler County].
    • Kentucky
      • Oldham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Worth [Oldham County].
    • Michigan
      • Arenac County
      • This Worth is located in Arenac County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Worth that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arenac County community of Worth.
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Worth is located in Jefferson County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Worth that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Worth.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Worth [Mecklenburg County].
    • Ohio
      • Perry County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Perry County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Worth.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Worth [Mercer County].
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Worth is located in McDowell County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Worth that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Worth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Worth ...

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.

  • Clyde
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Conception
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Conception Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conception Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
    • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Lone Star
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Gentry County
  • Martinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Harrison County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Gentry County
  • Pinhook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Pinhook is located in Gentry County
  • Prohibition City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prohibition City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
    • Prohibition City is located in Worth County
  • Ravenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Voyage ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voyage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyage
    • Voyage is located in Gentry County

How Far From Worth to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Worth to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Worth and extending to:

  • Grant City, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Worth to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Worth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Worth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Worth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4049, Longitude: -94.4463    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Worth 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Worth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Worth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.009 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.375 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.336 degrees.









 

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