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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 North Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Haven 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 North Haven:
- 36.571437, -87.421399
- 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 North 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since North Haven is near Christian County and also Stewart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart 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 North Haven
Communities Also Named North Haven ...
We found six communities that are also named North Haven.
Within Tennessee, the name North Haven is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This North Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the south of the North Haven that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of North Haven.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This North Haven is located in New Haven County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Haven that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of North Haven.
- Maine
- Knox County
- This North Haven is located in Knox County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Haven that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of North Haven.
- Mississippi
- Union County
- This North Haven is located in Union County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Haven that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of North Haven.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This North Haven is located in Suffolk County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Haven that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of North Haven.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This North Haven is located in Wake County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east of the North Haven that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of North Haven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
- Birchwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Birchwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Cedarbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Endsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Endsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endsville
- Grasslands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Louise Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Meadow Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Peachers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Ranch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ranch Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Hill
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Willow Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From North 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 North Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Haven and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from North Haven to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 589 miles [947.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Haven) 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 North 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 North Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5714, Longitude: -87.4214 In this case, the coordinates for North Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.327 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.869 degrees. |
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