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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 Cuzco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cuzco 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 Cuzco:
- 38.038194, -77.886940
- 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 Cuzco
- 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 Cuzco is near Spotsylvania County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Cuzco
Communities Also Named Cuzco ...
We found one communities that are also named Cuzco.
Within Virginia, the name Cuzco is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Cuzco in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Dubois County
- This Cuzco is located in Dubois County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cuzco that is located in Louisa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Cuzco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cuzco ...
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.
- Childs Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Cuckoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Harris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Kirk O'Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kirk O'Cliff is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk O'Cliff
- Mineral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Prince Dominion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prince Dominion is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Dominion
- Ribbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ribbon is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribbon
- Threemile Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Threemile Corner is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Corner
- White Owl Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Owl Landing is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl Landing
How Far From Cuzco 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 Cuzco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cuzco once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cuzco and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Cuzco to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 75 miles [120.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Cuzco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cuzco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cuzco 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 Cuzco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0382, Longitude: -77.8869 In this case, the coordinates for Cuzco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.437 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.93 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.39 degrees. |
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