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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:
    • 39.839214, -84.930795
    • 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 East 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since East Haven is near Preble County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Preble County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 East Haven

Communities Also Named East Haven ...

We found six communities that are also named East Haven.

Within Indiana, the name East Haven is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This East Haven is located in Colbert County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the East Haven that is located in Wayne 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 440 miles [708.1 km] to the south southwest of the East Haven that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of East Haven.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This East Haven is located in New Haven County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Haven that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of East Haven.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This East Haven is located in Harris County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Haven that is located in Wayne 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 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Haven that is located in Wayne 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 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the East Haven that is located in Wayne 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.

  • Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • College Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • College Corner is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
  • Fountain City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greens Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Locust Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Grove is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • New Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pinhook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pinhook is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Spring Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people

How Far From East 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 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:

  • Richmond, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from East Haven to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- East 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 East 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 East Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8392, Longitude: -84.9308       In this case, the coordinates for East Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.693 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.05 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.875 degrees.