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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 Cusseta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cusseta 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 Cusseta:
    • 33.162348, -94.457420
    • 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 Cusseta
  • 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
    • Since Cusseta is near Bowie County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bowie County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Cusseta

Communities Also Named Cusseta ...

We found two communities that are also named Cusseta.

Within Texas, the name Cusseta is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This Cusseta is located in Chambers County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east of the Cusseta that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Cusseta.
    • Georgia
      • Chattahoochee County
      • This Cusseta is located in Chattahoochee County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cusseta that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chattahoochee County community of Cusseta.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cusseta ...

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.

  • Carbondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Carterville is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Gum Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gum Springs is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Overcup Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Overcup Landing is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcup Landing
  • Panhandle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Panhandle is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Poorboy Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Poorboy Landing is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorboy Landing
  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill

How Far From Cusseta 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 Cusseta to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cusseta and extending to:

  • Linden, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cusseta to Linden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cusseta) 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 Cusseta 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 Cusseta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1623, Longitude: -94.4574       In this case, the coordinates for Cusseta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.442 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.778 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.574 degrees.