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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.
- 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:
- 45.321616, -94.211332
- 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 Stearns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stearns County
- Since Fairhaven is near Wright County and also Meeker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meeker 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.
Within Minnesota, the name Fairhaven is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Fairhaven lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns County.
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Fairhaven is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the west of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Fairhaven.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Fairhaven.
- Carroll County
- This Fairhaven is located in Carroll County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the east southeast of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns 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 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the east southeast of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Fairhaven.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Fairhaven is located in Bristol County and lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Fairhaven.
- Mississippi
- DeSoto County
- This Fairhaven is located in DeSoto County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Fairhaven.
- New Brunswick
- This Fairhaven lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km]<1> to the east of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns County.
- Ohio
- Preble County
- This Fairhaven is located in Preble County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns 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 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<1> to the west of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns 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 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns 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 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairhaven that is located in Stearns 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.
- Clear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- French Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- French Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
- Hasty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knapp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knapp is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Maple Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marty is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
- Pleasant Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
How Far From Fairhaven 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 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:
- Saint Cloud, which is the Seat of Stearns County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fairhaven to Saint Cloud, 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- 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: 45.3216, Longitude: -94.2113 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.969 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.972 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.07 degrees. |
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