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:
- 39.759835, -75.591314
- 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 Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since West Haven is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Delaware, the name West Haven is unique.
Beyond Delaware, 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 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of West Haven.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This West Haven is located in New Haven County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Haven that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven 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 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Castle 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 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Castle 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 327 miles [526.3 km] to the south southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Castle 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 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Haven that is located in New Castle 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 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Castle 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 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the west southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Castle 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 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Haven that is located in New Castle 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 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Haven that is located in New Castle 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 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km] to the west northwest of the West Haven that is located in New Castle 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 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Haven that is located in New Castle 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.
- Blue Ball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Boxwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cedars Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedars Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
- Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Delaware Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in New Castle County
- Greenbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
- Greenville Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
- Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
- Henry Clay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
- Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
- Keystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Masonicville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonicville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
- Masonicville is located in New Castle County
- Prices Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
- Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <4>
- Silver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
- Stony Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
- Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
- Willow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
- Willow Run is located in New Castle County
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
- Masonicville
How Far From West 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 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:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from West Haven to Dover, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,800 miles [9,334.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Haven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.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 drawn 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: 39.7598, Longitude: -75.5913 In this case, the coordinates for West Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 306.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.532 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.757 degrees. |