Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wortham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wortham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wortham
- 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 Wortham:
- 31.789633, -96.461050
- 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 Wortham
- 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 Freestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Freestone County
- Since Wortham is near Navarro County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Navarro County
- eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Wortham ...
We found two communities that share the name Wortham.
Within Texas, the name Wortham is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wortham ...
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.
- Bi-Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cotton Gin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin
- Cotton Gin is located in Freestone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Gin <3>
- Forest Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
- Forest Glade is located in Limestone County
- Mustang
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Prairie Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Navarro County
- Streetman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streetman
- Streetman is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streetman <3>
- Union High
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union High have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union High
- Union High is located in Navarro County
How Far From Wortham 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 town such as Wortham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wortham and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Freestone County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wortham to Fairfield, 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,754 miles [12,478.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wortham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Wortham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wortham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7896, Longitude: -96.4611 In this case, the coordinates for Wortham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wortham 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 319.588 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.947 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.618 degrees. |