Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Haven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Haven
- 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 West Haven:
- 41.270298, -72.957750
- 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 West 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:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- Since West Haven is near Fairfield County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Haven ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name West Haven.
Within Connecticut, the name West Haven is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This West Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of West Haven.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This West Haven is located in New Castle County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of West Haven.
- Kansas
- Hamilton 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 Kansas community of West Haven [Hamilton County].
- Stanton 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 Kansas community of West Haven [Stanton County].
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This West Haven is located in Dorchester County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of West Haven.
- Michigan
- Shiawassee 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 West Haven [Shiawassee County].
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This West Haven is located in Buncombe County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of West Haven.
- Lenoir County
- This West Haven is located in Lenoir County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km] to the south southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of West Haven.
- Oregon
- Washington County
- This West Haven is located in Washington County and lies 2,476 miles [3,984.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of West Haven.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This West Haven is located in Knox County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West Haven.
- Maury County
- This West Haven is located in Maury County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the west southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of West Haven.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This West Haven is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of West Haven.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This West Haven is located in Salt Lake County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of West Haven.
- Weber County
- This West Haven is located in Weber County and lies 2,012 miles [3,238 km] to the west northwest of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of West Haven.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This West Haven is located in Rutland County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the north of the West Haven that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of West Haven.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armoryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armoryville
- Armoryville is located in New Haven County
- Brightview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightview
- Brightview is located in New Haven County
- Double Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
- Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemingway Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
- Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Liberia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in New Haven County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
- Sea Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Short Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
- Short Beach is located in New Haven County
- Spring Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Spring Glen is located in New Haven County
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From West 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 city such as West Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Haven and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from West Haven to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 270 miles [434.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,209 miles [6,773.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for West Haven: www.cityofwesthaven.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2703, Longitude: -72.9578 |
| <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 West Haven 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> | 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'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 West Haven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.256 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.833 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.95 degrees. |