Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cuckoo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cuckoo and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cuckoo

• 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 Cuckoo:
  • 37.95281, -77.899872
  • 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 Cuckoo

• 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 Louisa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
  • Since Cuckoo is near Goochland County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Cuckoo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cuckoo ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Bumpass
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
  • Bumpass has also been known as:
  • Bumpas
  • Bumpass Junction
  • Bumpass Station
  • Bumpass Turnout
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bumpass
  • From Cuckoo to Bumpass
• Deep Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Gays ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gays is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
• Harris ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Locust Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
• Longcreek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Longcreek is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
• Mineral
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <1>
• Orchid
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Orchid is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
• Plum Tree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Tree is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
• Quail
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Quail is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
• Ribbon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ribbon is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribbon
• Threemile Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Threemile Corner is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Corner
• Yanceyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Yanceyville is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cuckoo and extending to:

• Louisa, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Cuckoo to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'