Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Haven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen 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 Glen Haven:
- 44.90292, -86.02736
- 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 Glen 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 Leelanau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Leelanau County
- Since Glen Haven is near Benzie County and also Grand Traverse County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benzie County
- eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse 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 Glen Haven ...
We found nine communities that share the name Glen Haven.
Within Michigan, the name Glen Haven is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Glen Haven is located in Lee County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the south of the Glen Haven that is located in Leelanau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Glen Haven.
- Marshall County
- This Glen Haven is located in Marshall County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the south of the Glen Haven that is located in Leelanau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Glen Haven.
- Colorado
- Larimer County
- This Glen Haven is located in Larimer County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the west of the Glen Haven that is located in Leelanau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Glen Haven.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the south of the Glen Haven that is located in Leelanau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Glen Haven.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Glen Haven that is located in Leelanau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glen Haven.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glen Haven that is located in Leelanau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Glen Haven.
- Monroe County
- This Glen Haven is located in Monroe County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east southeast of the Glen Haven that is located in Leelanau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Glen Haven.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Wisconsin
- Grant County
- This Glen Haven is located in Grant County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glen Haven that is located in Leelanau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Glen Haven.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen 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.
- Cedar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cedar is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar <2>
- Cedar Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Crescent ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Edgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Empire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Leelanau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <2>
- Fountain Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Point
- Fountain Point is located in Leelanau County
- Honor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
- Honor is located in Benzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <2>
- Jacktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Lake Ann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
- Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <2>
- Maple City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <2>
How Far From Glen 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 Glen Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Glen Haven once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Haven and extending to:
- Leland, which is the Seat of Leelanau County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Haven to Leland, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,613 miles [7,423.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Leelanau County: www.leelanau.cc/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glen Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9029, Longitude: -86.0274 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glen Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Glen Haven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.286 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.464 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.791 degrees. |