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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 East Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East 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 East Haven:
- 34.746478, -87.660585
- 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 East 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Since East Haven is near Lauderdale County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 East Haven
Communities Also Named East Haven ...
We found six communities that are also named East Haven.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named East Haven.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Jefferson County
- This East Haven is located in Jefferson County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the East Haven that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of East Haven.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This East Haven is located in New Haven County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Haven that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of East Haven.
- Indiana
- Wayne County
- This East Haven is located in Wayne County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the East Haven that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of East Haven.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This East Haven is located in Harris County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Haven that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of East Haven.
- Vermont
- Essex County
- This East Haven is located in Essex County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Haven that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of East Haven.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This East Haven is located in Norfolk City and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Haven that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of East Haven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.
- Cave Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Florence Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Hobgood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hobgood is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Houston Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- James is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Highlands is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Highlands
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Listerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Listerhill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listerhill
- Manor Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manor Haven is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Haven
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Muscle Shoals
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Grove is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Woodlawn Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
How Far From East 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 East Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Haven and extending to:
- Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from East Haven to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East 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 East 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 East Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7465, Longitude: -87.6606 In this case, the coordinates for East Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.272 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.145 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.385 degrees. |
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