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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 North Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North 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 North Haven:
- 41.390896, -72.859624
- 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 North 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 North Haven is near Middlesex County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford 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 North Haven
Communities Also Named North Haven ...
We found six communities that are also named North Haven.
Within Connecticut, the name North Haven is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This North Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of North Haven.
- Maine
- Knox County
- This North Haven is located in Knox County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of North Haven.
- Mississippi
- Union County
- This North Haven is located in Union County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of North Haven.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This North Haven is located in Suffolk County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the North Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of North Haven.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This North Haven is located in Wake County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of North Haven.
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This North Haven is located in Montgomery County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of North Haven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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 southwest)
- Armoryville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armoryville
- Beaver Head Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Head Corner is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Head Corner
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fair Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foxon is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxon
- Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highwood is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Liberia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberia is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberia
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mountaincrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountaincrest is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaincrest
- Richards Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richards Corner is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Corner
- Spring Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Glen is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
How Far From North Haven to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Haven and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from North Haven to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 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 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,201 miles [6,760.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- North 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 North 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 North Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3909, Longitude: -72.8596 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.183 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.77 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.85 degrees. |
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