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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 Fair Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair 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 Fair Haven:
    • 43.316326, -76.702513
    • 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 Fair Haven
  • 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 Fair Haven ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Fair Haven.

There are two communities within New York that are also named Fair Haven.

Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Cortland County
      • This Fair Haven is located in Cortland County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fair Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Fair Haven.
    • Orleans 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 New York community of Fair Haven [Orleans County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Fair Haven is located in New Haven County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fair Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Fair Haven.
    • Illinois
      • Carroll County
      • This Fair Haven is located in Carroll County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west of the Fair Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fair Haven.
    • Kansas
      • Norton 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 Kansas community of Fair Haven [Norton County].
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west of the Fair Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fair Haven.
    • Missouri
      • Vernon County
      • This Fair Haven is located in Vernon County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fair Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Fair Haven.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of Fair Haven [Monmouth County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Fair Haven lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fair Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore 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 North Carolina community of Fair Haven [Moore County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Fair Haven [Allegheny County].
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Fair Haven is located in Rutland County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fair Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Fair Haven.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south of the Fair Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Fair Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair 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.

  • Crocketts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocketts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts
    • Crocketts is located in Cayuga County
  • Fruit Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Valley
    • Fruit Valley is located in Oswego County
  • Furnace Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
  • Hannibal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hannibal Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Center
    • Hannibal Center is located in Oswego County
  • Hickory Square
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Square
    • Hickory Square is located in Wayne County
  • Ira
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moon Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Beach
    • Moon Beach is located in Cayuga County
  • Red Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
    • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <4>
  • Rice Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Mill
    • Rice Mill is located in Wayne County
  • Victory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County

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

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

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fair Haven to Auburn, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,295 miles [6,912.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fair Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fair Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3163, Longitude: -76.7025    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Fair 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 Fair 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 307.316 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.486 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.734 degrees.