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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 Lake Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake 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 Lake Haven:
    • 34.390099, -83.816291
    • 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 Lake 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Lake Haven is near Lumpkin County and also Banks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Banks 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 Lake Haven

Communities Also Named Lake Haven ...

We found two communities that are also named Lake Haven.

Within Georgia, the name Lake Haven is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Lake Haven is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake Haven that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Lake Haven.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Lake Haven is located in Bedford County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lake Haven that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Lake Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake 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.

  • Beaver Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
  • Blueberry Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
  • Cherokee Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
  • Destitute Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
  • Griffin Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
  • Happy Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy Valley is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Heather Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heather Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Lake Watch
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lake Watch is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
  • River Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • River Point is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
  • River Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • River Run is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
  • Shady Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shady Lane is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane

How Far From Lake 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 Lake Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Haven and extending to:

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Haven to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3901, Longitude: -83.8163       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.941 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.408 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.903 degrees.