Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deephaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deephaven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deephaven
- 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 Deephaven:
- 44.929312, -93.523816
- 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 Deephaven
- 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 Hennepin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- Since Deephaven is near Carver County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carver County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Deephaven ...
We found one communities that share the name Deephaven.
Within Minnesota, the name Deephaven is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Deephaven in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deephaven ...
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.
- Crescent Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
- Crystal Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
- Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
- Eden Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
- Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <3>
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Glen Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Groveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Island Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Island Park is located in Hennepin County
- Long Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Long Lake is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <3>
- Medicine Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
- Medicine Lake is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <3>
- Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Mound is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <3>
- Spring Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Park is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Park <3>
How Far From Deephaven 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 city such as Deephaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deephaven and extending to:
- Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Hennepin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deephaven to Minneapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deephaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hennepin County: www.hennepin.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deephaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deephaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9293, Longitude: -93.5238 In this case, the coordinates for Deephaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Deephaven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.361 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.795 degrees. |