Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in East Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Haven and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Haven

• 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 East Haven:
  • 44.661719, -71.825926
  • 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 East 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since East Haven is near Caledonia County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos 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 East Haven

Communities Also Named East Haven ...

We found one communities that are also named East Haven.

Within Vermont, the name East Haven is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named East Haven in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Connecticut
    • New Haven County
    • This East Haven is located in New Haven County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south southwest of the East Haven that is located in Essex County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of East Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.

• Bullthroat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bullthroat is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullthroat
• Egypt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt is located in Caledonia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Hartwellville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hartwellville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwellville
• Island Pond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Island Pond is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Pond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Pond <2>
• Lost Nation
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lost Nation is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
• Maidstone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Maidstone is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
• Masons
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
• Moccasin Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moccasin Mill is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Mill
• Victory
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Victory is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

How Far From East Haven to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Guildhall, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Haven to Guildhall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,040 miles [6,501.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'