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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 Glen Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Haven and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glen Haven:
    • 40.453872, -105.449161
    • 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 Glen Haven
  • 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 Glen Haven ...

We found nine communities that share the name Glen Haven.

Within Colorado, the name Glen Haven is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Lee County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glen Haven that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Glen Haven.
      • Marshall County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Marshall County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km] to the east southeast of the Glen Haven that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Glen Haven.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glen Haven that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Glen Haven.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<1> to the east of the Glen Haven that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glen Haven.
    • Michigan
      • Leelanau County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Glen Haven [Leelanau County].
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glen Haven that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Glen Haven.
      • Monroe County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Monroe County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km] to the east northeast of the Glen Haven that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Glen Haven.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Grant County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glen Haven that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Glen Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen 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.

  • Beaver Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Point
    • Beaver Point is located in Larimer County
  • Big Elk Meadows
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Elk Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
    • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
  • Box Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Prairie
    • Box Prairie is located in Larimer County
  • Cedar Cove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
    • Cedar Cove is located in Larimer County
  • Eggers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
    • Eggers is located in Larimer County
  • Glen Comfort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Comfort
    • Glen Comfort is located in Larimer County
  • Horsetooth Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
    • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
  • Little Dam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dam
    • Little Dam is located in Larimer County
  • Loveland Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Heights
    • Loveland Heights is located in Larimer County
  • Meeker Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker Park
    • Meeker Park is located in Boulder County
  • Stove Prairie Landing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stove Prairie Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stove Prairie Landing
    • Stove Prairie Landing is located in Larimer County

How Far From Glen 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 Glen Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Haven and extending to:

  • Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Haven to Fort Collins, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,608 miles [12,243.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Haven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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- Glen Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4539, Longitude: -105.4492       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Glen Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Glen Haven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.939 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.597 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.143 degrees.









 

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