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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 Haines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haines 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 Haines:
- 34.324723, -119.102883
- 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 Haines
- 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 Ventura County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura County
- Since Haines is near Santa Barbara County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Haines
Communities Also Named Haines ...
We found nine communities that are also named Haines.
Within California, the name Haines is unique.
Beyond California, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Haines lies 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Haines that is located in Ventura County.
- Georgia
- Lowndes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Haines [Lowndes County].
- Illinois
- Tazewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Haines [Tazewell County].
- Michigan
- Tuscola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Haines [Tuscola County].
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Montgomery County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Haines.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Haines is located in Baker County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the north of the Haines that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Haines.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Haines [Lancaster County].
- Lehigh County
- This Haines is located in Lehigh County and lies 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Haines that is located in Ventura County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Haines.
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Haines [Wayne County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haines ...
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.
- Channel Islands Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keith is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Leesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leesdale is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Leisure Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Sea Cliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
- Silver Strand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Strand is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Strand
- Spanish Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spanish Hills is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Hills
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sycamore Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Cove is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cove
- Thousand Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Haines 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 Haines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haines and extending to:
- Ventura, which is the Seat of Ventura County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haines to Ventura, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,332 miles [3,753 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,569 miles [12,181.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,338 miles [13,418.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Haines 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 Haines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Haines 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 Haines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3247, Longitude: -119.1029 In this case, the coordinates for Haines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.993 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.078 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.136 degrees. |
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