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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 Cuzzie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cuzzie 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 Cuzzie:
    • 38.123703, -82.221253
    • 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 Cuzzie
  • 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Cuzzie is near Wayne County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell 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 Cuzzie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cuzzie ...

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.

  • Bradyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
  • Branchland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cove Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
  • Eden Park ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden Park is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Fourteen ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
  • Gill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gill is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
  • Kinder ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinder is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
  • Minerva
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Minerva is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Price
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Price is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Ranger
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Redwing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Redwing is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Spears ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Spears is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears

How Far From Cuzzie to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cuzzie to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cuzzie to Hamlin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 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 just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cuzzie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cuzzie 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 Cuzzie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1237, Longitude: -82.2213       In this case, the coordinates for Cuzzie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.023 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.893 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.189 degrees.