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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 Cusick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cusick 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cusick
Communities Also Named Cusick ...
We found two communities that are also named Cusick.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Cusick.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Cusick in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Sevier County
- This Cusick is located in Sevier County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cusick that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Cusick.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Pend Oreille County
- This Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cusick that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Cusick.
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)
- Bucktown is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Chestnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Disco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Dixie Lee Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dixie Lee Junction is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee Junction
- Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ford is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Fox Den
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Den is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Gravelly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gravelly Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
- Hall Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ferry
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Kingsgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingsgate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Silver Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Ridge is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Station West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Station West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station West
- Sweet Briar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Briar is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
- Twin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Waterhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterhaven is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhaven
- Williams Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry
- Woodland Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Trace is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Cusick 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 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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cusick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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.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). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.222 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.939 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.688 degrees. |
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