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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 Country Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Haven 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 Country Haven:
- 33.767046, -86.802772
- 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 Country 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Country Haven is near Blount County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Country Haven
Communities Also Named Country Haven ...
We found one communities that are also named Country Haven.
Within Alabama, the name Country Haven is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Country Haven in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Country Haven is located in Blount County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Haven that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Country Haven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country 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.
- Bent Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bent Tree is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Brake Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brake Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake Ferry
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Columbus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- County Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Gardendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Majestic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Partridge Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Partridge Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Crossroads
- Self Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Self Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Creek
- Short Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Short Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Ferry
- Sueann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sueann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sueann
- Thermal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thermal is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal
- Warrior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Country Haven 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 Country Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Haven and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Country Haven to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Country Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Country Haven 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 Country Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7670, Longitude: -86.8028 In this case, the coordinates for Country Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.692 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.34 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.244 degrees. |
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