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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 Green Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green 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 Green Haven:
    • 46.538866, -86.015714
    • 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 Green 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 Alger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alger County
    • Since Green Haven is near Schoolcraft County and also Luce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schoolcraft County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Luce 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 Green Haven

Communities Also Named Green Haven ...

We found three communities that are also named Green Haven.

Within Michigan, the name Green Haven is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Green Haven that is located in Alger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Green Haven.
      • Cecil County
      • This Green Haven is located in Cecil County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the southeast of the Green Haven that is located in Alger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Green Haven.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Green Haven is located in Dutchess County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Green Haven that is located in Alger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Green Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.

  • Carpenter Landing
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
  • Deer Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Park is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Eightmile Corner
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Eightmile Corner is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Corner
  • Lavender Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lavender Corner is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender Corner
  • Pine Stump Junction
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine Stump Junction is located in Luce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Stump Junction
  • Star
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Star is located in Alger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Sunrise Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunrise Landing is located in Alger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Landing
  • Williams Crossing
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Williams Crossing is located in Alger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing

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

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

  • Munising, which is the Seat of Alger County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Haven to Munising, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Green 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 Green 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 Green Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5389, Longitude: -86.0157       In this case, the coordinates for Green Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.196 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.604 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.208 degrees.