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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 Greenhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenhaven 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 Greenhaven:
- 40.950932, -73.706796
- 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 Greenhaven
- 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 Westchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Since Greenhaven is near Fairfield County and also Nassau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau 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 Greenhaven
Communities Also Named Greenhaven ...
We found three communities that are also named Greenhaven.
Within New York, the name Greenhaven is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Oldham County
- This Greenhaven is located in Oldham County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the west of the Greenhaven that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Greenhaven.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Greenhaven is located in Camden County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenhaven that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Greenhaven.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Greenhaven is located in Guilford County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenhaven that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Greenhaven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenhaven ...
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.
- Forest Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Fox Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Heath Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
- Isle of San Souci
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Isle of San Souci is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of San Souci
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Purchase
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Purdys Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purdys Grove is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Grove
- Quaker Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Residence Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Residence Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
- Scarsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scarsdale Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
- Sun Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sunset Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Victory Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Victory Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- White Birches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Birches is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Greenhaven 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 Greenhaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenhaven and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Greenhaven to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,254 miles [6,846.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Greenhaven 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 Greenhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9509, Longitude: -73.7068 In this case, the coordinates for Greenhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.426 degrees. |
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