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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 Cusino, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cusino 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 Cusino:
- 46.444959, -86.358772
- 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 Cusino
- 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 Schoolcraft County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoolcraft County
- Since Cusino is near Alger County and also Luce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alger County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luce 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 Cusino
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cusino ...
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.
- Evelyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evelyn is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Indian Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Juniper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Shingleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sunrise Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Landing is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Landing
- Williams Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Crossing is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Williams Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Williams Landing is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Landing
How Far From Cusino 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 Cusino to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cusino and extending to:
- Manistique, which is the Seat of Schoolcraft County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cusino to Manistique, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cusino) 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 Cusino 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 Cusino. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4450, Longitude: -86.3588 In this case, the coordinates for Cusino have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.437 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.862 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.429 degrees. |
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