Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cuzzart:
  • 39.593696, -79.564769
  • 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 Cuzzart

• 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
  • Since Cuzzart is near Garrett County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Cuzzart

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cuzzart ...

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.

• Blooming Rose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blooming Rose is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
• Cranesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranesville is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
• Five Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Lake Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Ford is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford
• Little Sandy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Sandy is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
• Locust Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Grove is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Rockville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockville is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Sand Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
• Sugar Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Valley is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
• Valley Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Valley Point is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point

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

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

• Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cuzzart to Kingwood, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'