Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cusick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cusick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cusick
- 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 Cusick:
- 35.851189, -84.221585
- 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 Cusick
- 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Since Cusick is near Knox County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Cusick ...
We found two communities that share the name Cusick.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Cusick.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Cusick in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cusick ...
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.
- Bucktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Chestnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
- Disco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Dixie Lee Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Lee Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee Junction
- Dixie Lee Junction is located in Knox County
- Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Fox Den
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Gravelly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
- Gravelly Hills is located in Blount County
- Hall Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ferry
- Hall Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hickory Woods is located in Knox County
- Kingsgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Loudon County
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Knox County
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- Silver Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Ridge is located in Loudon County
- Station West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Station West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station West
- Station West is located in Knox County
- Sweet Briar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
- Sweet Briar is located in Knox County
- Twin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Twin Springs is located in Knox County
- Waterhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhaven
- Waterhaven is located in Blount County
- Williams Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry
- Williams Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Woodland Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
- Woodland Trace is located in Knox County
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Ridge
How Far From Cusick 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 Cusick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cusick and extending to:
- Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cusick to Loudon, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cusick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Loudon County: www.loudoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cusick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cusick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8512, Longitude: -84.2216 In this case, the coordinates for Cusick 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 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 Cusick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.222 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.939 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.688 degrees. |