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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:
    • 43.190380, -77.540678
    • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Glen Haven is near Wayne County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario 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 ...
    • Cayuga County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glen Haven that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Glen Haven.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Glen Haven is located in Lee County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Glen Haven that is located in Monroe 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 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the southwest of the Glen Haven that is located in Monroe 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 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km]<1> to the west of the Glen Haven that is located in Monroe 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 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Glen Haven that is located in Monroe 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 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the south of the Glen Haven that is located in Monroe 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 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west of the Glen Haven that is located in Monroe 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.

  • Charlotte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Forest Lawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
  • German Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • German Village is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
  • Glen Edith
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Glen Edith is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Edith
  • Lincoln Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Oklahoma Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oklahoma Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Beach
  • Rock Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Beach
  • Sea Breeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
  • Summerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Twelve Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Twelve Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners

How Far From Glen 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 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:

  • Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Glen Haven to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 43.1904, Longitude: -77.5407       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 307.855 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.073 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.191 degrees.