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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 Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Worth Center 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 Worth Center:
    • 43.742631, -75.854264
    • 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 Center
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Worth Center ...

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.

  • Clark Corners
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
    • Clark Corners is located in Lewis County
  • Copenhagen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <2>
  • Green Settlement
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
    • Green Settlement is located in Jefferson County
  • Honeyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
    • Honeyville is located in Jefferson County
  • Hooker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Lewis County
  • Little America
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
    • Little America is located in Oswego County
  • Lorraine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lyon Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
  • Mannsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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    • Noble Shores
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Shores
      • Noble Shores is located in Oswego County
    • Rodman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodman <2>
    • Sandy Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smartville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smartville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
    • Stillwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
      • Stillwater is located in Oswego County
    • Worth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County

How Far From Worth Center 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 community such as Worth Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Worth Center and extending to:

  • Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Worth Center to Watertown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,244 miles [6,830.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Worth Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Worth Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7426, Longitude: -75.8543       In this case, the coordinates for Worth Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.735 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.902 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.134 degrees.




 

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