Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cubana:
  • 38.823160, -80.098965
  • 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 Cubana

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Cubana is near Upshur County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Cubana

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cubana ...

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.

• Blue Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blue Rock is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
• Czar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Czar is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
• Fisher ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Gale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gale is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
• Hemlock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemlock is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
• Huff ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Huff is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
• Imperial
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Imperial is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
• Mabie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mabie is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
• Palace Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
• Pumpkintown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
• Queens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Queens is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
• Sand Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sand Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
• Sellers ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sellers is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
• Tenmile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile

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

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

• Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cubana to Elkins, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'