Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cuba, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cuba and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cuba
- 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 Cuba:
- 42.183913, -88.190913
- 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 Cuba
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Cuba is near McHenry County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Cuba ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Cuba.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Cuba.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Cuba is located in Allen County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cuba that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Cuba.
- Bartholomew County
- This Cuba is located in Bartholomew County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south southeast of the Cuba that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Cuba.
- Owen County
- This Cuba is located in Owen County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the south southeast of the Cuba that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Cuba.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This Cuba is located in Crawford County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cuba that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Cuba.
- Lafayette County
- This Cuba is located in Lafayette County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the southwest of the Cuba that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Cuba.
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Cuba [Bernalillo County].
- Sandoval County
- This Cuba is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cuba that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Cuba.
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Clinton County
- This Cuba is located in Clinton County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cuba that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Cuba.
- Putnam County
- This Cuba is located in Putnam County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east southeast of the Cuba that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Cuba.
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Cuba is located in Hawkins County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cuba that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Cuba.
- Maury County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cuba [Maury County].
- Shelby County
- This Cuba is located in Shelby County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the south southwest of the Cuba that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Cuba.
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cuba ...
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.
- Ancient Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
- Deer Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
- Deer Chase is located in Lake County
- Deer Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <5>
- Echo Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fox River Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox River Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River Grove
- Fox River Grove is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox River Grove <5>
- Lake Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Corner
- Lake Corner is located in Lake County
- Lake Zurich
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Zurich
- Lake Zurich is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Zurich <5>
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
- Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <5>
- Park Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Quail Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ravens Wing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravens Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
- Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in McHenry County
- Ski Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Squires
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Tall Trees
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Trees have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Trees
- Tall Trees is located in Lake County
- Thornfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Thornfield is located in Lake County
- Timber Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Timber Trails is located in Lake County
- Tower Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Trout Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Williams Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Park
- Williams Park is located in Lake County
- Ravens Wing
How Far From Cuba to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cuba to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cuba and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cuba to Waukegan, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cuba. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cuba) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cuba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1839, Longitude: -88.1909 In this case, the coordinates for Cuba have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cuba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Cuba 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cuba to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.806 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.796 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.756 degrees. |