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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 Glen Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen 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 Glen Haven:
    • 42.765624, -76.277986
    • 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 Glen 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
    • Since Glen Haven is near Cortland County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Glen Haven

Communities Also Named Glen Haven ...

We found nine communities that are also named Glen Haven.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Glen Haven.

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

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Monroe County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Monroe County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glen Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Glen Haven.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Lee County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glen Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Glen Haven.
      • Marshall County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Marshall County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the southwest of the Glen Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Glen Haven.
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Larimer County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the west of the Glen Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Glen Haven.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glen Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Glen Haven.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the south of the Glen Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glen Haven.
    • Michigan
      • Leelanau County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Glen Haven [Leelanau County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Grant County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west of the Glen Haven that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Glen Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen 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.

  • Amber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Amber is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
  • Fair Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fair Haven is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Gamble Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gamble Mill is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Mill
  • Gregory Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregory Landing is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
  • Grout Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Grout Mill is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grout Mill
  • Halls Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Halls Corner is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
  • Heath Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Heath Grove is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Grove
  • Kelloggsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
  • Little York
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Pratt Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
  • Rice Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rice Grove is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Grove
  • Slab City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Toll Gate Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Toll Gate Corners is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corners
  • Williams Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Williams Grove is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove

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

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

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Haven to Auburn, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,298 miles [6,917 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glen Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glen Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Glen 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 Glen Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7656, Longitude: -76.2780       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.108 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.163 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.777 degrees.