Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Haven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South 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 South Haven:
- 45.292782, -94.217446
- 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 South 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Since South Haven is near Stearns County and also Meeker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stearns County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named South Haven ...
We found ten communities that share the name South Haven.
Within Minnesota, the name South Haven is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Porter County
- This South Haven is located in Porter County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the South Haven that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of South Haven.
- Wabash County
- This South Haven is located in Wabash County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km] to the southeast of the South Haven that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of South Haven.
- Kansas
- Sumner County
- This South Haven is located in Sumner County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the South Haven that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of South Haven.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This South Haven is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Haven that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of South Haven.
- Michigan
- Van Buren County
- This South Haven is located in Van Buren County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Haven that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of South Haven.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This South Haven is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the east of the South Haven that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of South Haven.
- North Carolina
- Wayne County
- This South Haven is located in Wayne County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the South Haven that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of South Haven.
- Nova Scotia
- This South Haven lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Haven that is located in Wright County.
- Oklahoma
- Tulsa County
- 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 Oklahoma community of South Haven [Tulsa County].
- Texas
- Howard County
- This South Haven is located in Howard County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the South Haven that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of South Haven.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.
- Clearwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
- Fairhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
- Forest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Meeker County
- French Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
- French Lake is located in Wright County
- Hasty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- Knapp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Maple Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
- Maple Lake is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Lake <4>
- Marty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
How Far From South Haven 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 South Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Haven and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Haven to Buffalo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 59 miles [95 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Haven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wright County: www.co.wright.mn.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2928, Longitude: -94.2174 In this case, the coordinates for South Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 South Haven 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 South Haven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.973 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.081 degrees. |