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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New 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 New Haven:
    • 36.495355, -84.585217
    • 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 New 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 New Haven ...

We found 27 communities that share the name New Haven.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named New Haven.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Lawrence County
      • This New Haven is located in Lawrence County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of New Haven.
    • Stewart County
      • This New Haven is located in Stewart County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of New Haven.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This New Haven is located in Calhoun County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of New Haven.
      • Madison County
      • This New Haven is located in Madison County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the southwest of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of New Haven.
    • Colorado
      • Logan County
      • This New Haven is located in Logan County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of New Haven.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This New Haven is located in New Haven County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of New Haven.
    • Illinois
      • Gallatin County
      • This New Haven is located in Gallatin County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of New Haven.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This New Haven is located in Allen County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the north of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of New Haven.
    • Iowa
      • Mitchell County
      • This New Haven is located in Mitchell County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of New Haven.
    • Kansas
      • Douglas 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 New Haven [Douglas County].
      • Reno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New Haven [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Nelson County
      • This New Haven is located in Nelson County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of New Haven.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This New Haven is located in Macomb County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the north of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of New Haven.
      • Shiawassee County
      • This New Haven is located in Shiawassee County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the north of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of New Haven.
    • Mississippi
      • Smith County
      • This New Haven is located in Smith County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of New Haven.
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This New Haven is located in Franklin County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of New Haven.
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of New Haven [Jefferson County].
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This New Haven is located in Oswego County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of New Haven.
    • North Carolina
      • Alleghany County
      • This New Haven is located in Alleghany County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of New Haven.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This New Haven lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This New Haven is located in Hamilton County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of New Haven.
      • Huron County
      • This New Haven is located in Huron County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the north northeast of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of New Haven.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This New Haven is located in Fayette County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of New Haven.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This New Haven lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • This New Haven is located in Addison County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of New Haven.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason County
      • This New Haven is located in Mason County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of New Haven.
    • Wyoming
      • Crook County
      • This New Haven is located in Crook County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Haven that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of New Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.

  • Black Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Black Oak is located in Scott County
  • Doctors ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctors have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
    • Doctors is located in Scott County
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Scott County
  • Huntsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Scott County
  • Piney Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Piney Grove is located in Scott County
  • Roberta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
    • Roberta is located in Scott County
  • Speck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
    • Speck is located in Scott County
  • Stanley Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Junction
    • Stanley Junction is located in Scott County
  • Three Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Three Forks is located in Scott County

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

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

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Haven to Nashville, with an average speed<6>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 444 miles [714.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Haven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcounty.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4954, Longitude: -84.5852       In this case, the coordinates for New 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 New 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>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 New Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 New Haven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.456 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.299 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.669 degrees.









 

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