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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:
- 41.281304, -72.871245
- 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 New Haven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- Since East Haven is near Fairfield County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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.
Within Connecticut, the name East Haven is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This East Haven is located in Colbert County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of East Haven.
- Jefferson County
- This East Haven is located in Jefferson County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the west southwest of the East Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of East Haven.
- Indiana
- Wayne County
- This East Haven is located in Wayne County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west of the East Haven that is located in New Haven 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 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Haven that is located in New Haven 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 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north of the East Haven that is located in New Haven 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 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the East Haven that is located in New Haven 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.
- Armoryville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armoryville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armoryville
- Brightview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brightview is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightview
- Double Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Double Beach is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Beach
- Fair Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foxon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxon is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxon
- Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
- Indian Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Neck is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Neck
- Liberia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberia is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberia
- Pine Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Short Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
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:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from East Haven to Hartford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,205 miles [6,767.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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: 41.2813, Longitude: -72.8712 In this case, the coordinates for East Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.204 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.907 degrees. |
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