Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Haven
- 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 Haven:
- 44.266468, -68.586412
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Haven
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Haven is near Knox County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Waldo 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Haven ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Haven.
Within Maine, the name Haven is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haven ...
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.
- Deer Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Isle
- Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Isle <5>
- Eggemoggin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggemoggin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggemoggin
- Eggemoggin is located in Hancock County
- Grays Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Grays Corner is located in Hancock County
- Little Deer Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Deer Isle
- Little Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Deer Isle <5>
- Mountainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Mountainville is located in Hancock County
- Reach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Seal Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
- Seal Cove is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Cove <5>
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <5>
- Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Haven 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 Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haven and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Haven to Ellsworth, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west (W). 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 572 miles [920.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,914 miles [6,299 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2665, Longitude: -68.5864 In this case, the coordinates for Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Haven could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Haven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.153 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.856 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.389 degrees. |