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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 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:
    • 44.108668, -73.171231
    • 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 New 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 Addison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Addison County
    • Since New Haven is near Chittenden County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chittenden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 New Haven

Communities Also Named New Haven ...

We found four communities that are also named New Haven.

Within Vermont, the name New Haven is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This New Haven is located in New Haven County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the south of the New Haven that is located in Addison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of New Haven.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This New Haven is located in Oswego County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Haven that is located in Addison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of New Haven.
    • Wisconsin
      • Adams County
      • This New Haven is located in Adams County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the west of the New Haven that is located in Addison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of New Haven.
      • Dunn County
      • This New Haven is located in Dunn County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the west northwest of the New Haven that is located in Addison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn 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.

  • Bread Loaf
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bread Loaf is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Loaf
  • Buels Gore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Buels Gore is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buels Gore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Chimney Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimney Point is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
  • Cornwall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jerusalem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerusalem is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Lincoln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Piper Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Piper Crossing is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Crossing
  • Rock Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Landing is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Landing
  • Rockville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rocky Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Dale is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Dale
  • Salisbury Station
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury Station is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Station
  • Sugarbush Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
  • Willow Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Point is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

How Far From New 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 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:

  • Middlebury, which is the Seat of Addison County, lies just to the South.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from New Haven to Montpelier, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,523 miles [8,888.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,117 miles [6,625.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- New 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 New 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 New Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1087, Longitude: -73.1712       In this case, the coordinates for New Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.008 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.025 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.665 degrees.