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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Worthington
- 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:
- 40.095033, -83.020615
- 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
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Worthington is near Delaware County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Worthington ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Worthington.
Within Ohio, the name Worthington is unique.
Beyond Ohio, 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 221 miles [355.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Worthington that is located in Franklin 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 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Worthington that is located in Franklin 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 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the south of the Worthington that is located in Franklin 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southwest of the Worthington that is located in Franklin 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 335 miles [539.1 km]<2> to the east of the Worthington that is located in Franklin 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 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east of the Worthington that is located in Franklin 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 545 miles [877.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Worthington that is located in Franklin 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 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Worthington that is located in Franklin 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 509 miles [819.2 km]<2> to the west of the Worthington that is located in Franklin 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.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Worthington is located in Westchester County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the east of the Worthington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester 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].
- Ontario
- This Worthington lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the north of the Worthington that is located in Franklin County.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Worthington is located in Armstrong County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Worthington that is located in Franklin 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 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Worthington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Worthington.
- Florida
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
- Flint ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Highway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Lewis Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Center
- Lewis Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Center <4>
- Marble Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Minerva Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Seagrove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
How Far From Worthington 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 city 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:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Worthington to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Worthington: www.worthington.org/
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 40.0950, Longitude: -83.0206 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 311.482 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.706 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.917 degrees. |