Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Worstville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Worstville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Worstville
- 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 Worstville:
- 41.082830, -84.669737
- 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 Worstville
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Worstville is near Allen County and also Van Wert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allen County
- eBird sighting report for Van Wert 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Worstville ...
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.
- Arena ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Cecil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Convoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
- Convoy is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <2>
- Emmett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Four Presidents Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Presidents Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Presidents Corners
- Four Presidents Corners is located in Allen County (IN)
- Grover Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Hedges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Link ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Logtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Molasses Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molasses Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Gap
- Molasses Gap is located in Paulding County
- Smiley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Worstville 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 Worstville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Worstville and extending to:
- Paulding, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Worstville to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 430 miles [692 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Worstville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Worstville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Worstville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0828, Longitude: -84.6697 |
| <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 Worstville 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 312.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.022 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.371 degrees. |