Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cuba City:
  • 42.603055, -90.432628
  • 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 Cuba City

• 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Since Cuba City is near Lafayette County and also Jo Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess 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 Cuba City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cuba City ...

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.

• Bigpatch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bigpatch is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigpatch
• Elk Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
• Elmo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elmo is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hazel Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
• Jamestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Jenkinsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
• Lead Mine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
• Louisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Louisburg is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
• Meekers Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meekers Grove
• New Diggings
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
• Prairie Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Corners is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Corners

How Far From Cuba City 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 city such as Cuba City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cuba City and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cuba City to Lancaster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'