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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.

  • 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:
    • 41.030930, -73.835690
    • 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 Worthington
  • 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 Worthington ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Worthington.

Within New York, the name Worthington is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout 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].
    • Indiana
      • Greene County
      • This Worthington is located in Greene County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the west of the Worthington that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Worthington.
    • Iowa
      • Dubuque County
      • This Worthington is located in Dubuque County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Worthington that is located in Westchester 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 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Worthington that is located in Westchester 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 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the west southwest of the Worthington that is located in Westchester 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 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Worthington that is located in Westchester 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 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southwest of the Worthington that is located in Westchester 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 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Worthington that is located in Westchester 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 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Worthington that is located in Westchester 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 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<2> to the west of the Worthington that is located in Westchester 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.
    • 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 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the west of the Worthington that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Worthington.
    • Ontario
      • This Worthington lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Worthington that is located in Westchester County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Worthington is located in Armstrong County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the west of the Worthington that is located in Westchester 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 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Worthington that is located in Westchester 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.

  • Cecil Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
    • Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
  • Elmsford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsford
    • Elmsford is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmsford <4>
  • Fox Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
    • Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
  • Glenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Westchester County
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Westchester County
  • Grey Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Oaks
    • Grey Oaks is located in Westchester County
  • Greystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
    • Greystone is located in Westchester County
  • Hartsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Heath Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
    • Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
  • Mount Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
  • Scarsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
    • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <4>
  • Scarsdale Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
    • Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tarrytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

How Far From Worthington 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 community 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:

  • White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the East.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Worthington to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

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

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Worthington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Worthington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0309, Longitude: -73.8357       In this case, the coordinates for Worthington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.807 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.416 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.446 degrees.




 

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