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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Worthington Hills 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 Worthington Hills:
- 40.128674, -83.043241
- 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 Worthington Hills
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Worthington Hills is near Delaware County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Worthington Hills
Communities Also Named Worthington Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Worthington Hills.
Within Ohio, the name Worthington Hills is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Worthington Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Worthington Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Worthington Hills that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Worthington Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Worthington Hills ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Highway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Lamb Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Lewis Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Minerva Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Worthington Hills 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 Worthington Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Worthington Hills and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Worthington Hills to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Worthington Hills) 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 Worthington Hills 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 Worthington Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1287, Longitude: -83.0432 In this case, the coordinates for Worthington Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.495 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.727 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.917 degrees. |
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