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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East 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 East Haven ...

We found six communities that share the name East Haven.

Within Connecticut, the name East Haven is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of another six communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armoryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armoryville
    • Armoryville is located in New Haven County
  • Brightview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightview
    • Brightview is located in New Haven County
  • Double Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Beach
    • Double Beach is located in New Haven County
  • Fair Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxon
    • Foxon is located in New Haven County
  • Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemingway Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
    • Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
  • Indian Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Neck
    • Indian Neck is located in New Haven County
  • Liberia ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberia
    • Liberia is located in New Haven County
  • 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 & 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>

The official website for East Haven: www.townofeasthaven.com/

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Haven) to Point B.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).
<2>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.
<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.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.204 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.776 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.907 degrees.




 

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