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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 Cubage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cubage 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 Cubage:
- 36.701196, -83.521024
- 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 Cubage
- 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 Bell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
- Since Cubage is near Harlan County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Cubage
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cubage ...
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.
- Black Snake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Black Snake is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Snake
- Blanche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanche is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Ferndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ferndale is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Forge Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forge Ridge is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Kettle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Layman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Layman is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman
- Little Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Creek is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Miracle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oaks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stoney Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Straight Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Tacky Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Tuggleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuggleville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggleville
How Far From Cubage 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 Cubage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cubage and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of Bell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cubage to Pineville, 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 384 miles [618 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Cubage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cubage 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 Cubage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7012, Longitude: -83.5210 In this case, the coordinates for Cubage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.591 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.164 degrees. |
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