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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 Fairhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven:
    • 38.745238, -76.558341
    • 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 Fairhaven
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Fairhaven is near Calvert County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Fairhaven

Communities Also Named Fairhaven ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Fairhaven.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Fairhaven.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Fairhaven is located in Carroll County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fairhaven.
    • Frederick County
      • This Fairhaven is located in Frederick County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Fairhaven.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Fairhaven lies 2,866 miles [4,612.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Fairhaven is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,501 miles [4,025 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Fairhaven.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Fairhaven is located in Bristol County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Fairhaven.
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Fairhaven is located in Stearns County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Fairhaven.
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Fairhaven is located in DeSoto County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Fairhaven.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Fairhaven lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
    • Ohio
      • Preble County
      • This Fairhaven is located in Preble County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Fairhaven.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Fairhaven.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This Fairhaven is located in Klamath County and lies 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Fairhaven.
    • Washington
      • Whatcom County
      • This Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Fairhaven.
    • West Virginia
      • Hancock County
      • This Fairhaven is located in Hancock County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Fairhaven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairhaven ...

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.

  • Baywalker Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
  • Burnt Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnt Oak is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Oak
  • Friendship
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Friendship Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Friendship Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Woods
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Holly Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Lofty Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lofty Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty Heights
  • Masons Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Masons Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Beach
  • Mimosa Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mimosa Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Cove
  • Nutwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
  • Paris Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Paris Oaks is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Oaks
  • Paris Poplars
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Paris Poplars is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Poplars
  • Queen Anne Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Queen Anne Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne Hill
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rest Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rest Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
    • Ridgeview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeview is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Rose Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sam Owings Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sam Owings Place is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Owings Place
    • Tabernacle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Tabernacle is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tall Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Trails
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Trails is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails
    • Tranquility
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Wuthering Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Wuthering Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuthering Heights

How Far From Fairhaven 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 community such as Fairhaven to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairhaven to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Fairhaven 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7452, Longitude: -76.5583       In this case, the coordinates for Fairhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.618 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.107 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.573 degrees.