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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 Wortham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wortham 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 Wortham:
- 37.844546, -90.608477
- 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 Wortham
- 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 Saint Francois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- Since Wortham is near Washington County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Wortham
Communities Also Named Wortham ...
We found two communities that are also named Wortham.
Within Missouri, the name Wortham is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- This Wortham is located in Harrison County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the south of the Wortham that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Wortham.
- Texas
- Freestone County
- This Wortham is located in Freestone County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wortham that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freestone County community of Wortham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wortham ...
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.
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Federal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Federal is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Flat River
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Frankclay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frankclay is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankclay
- Gumbo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Irondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leadwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Park Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rivermines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
How Far From Wortham 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 Wortham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wortham and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Saint Francois County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wortham to Farmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Wortham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wortham 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 Wortham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8445, Longitude: -90.6085 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.307 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.918 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.015 degrees. |
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