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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 West Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West 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 West Haven:
    • 43.651299, -73.347143
    • 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 West 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 West Haven ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name West Haven.

Within Vermont, the name West Haven is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This West Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of West Haven.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This West Haven is located in New Haven County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the south of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of West Haven.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This West Haven is located in New Castle County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of West Haven.
    • Kansas
      • Hamilton 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 West Haven [Hamilton County].
      • Stanton 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 West Haven [Stanton County].
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • This West Haven is located in Dorchester County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of West Haven.
    • Michigan
      • Shiawassee 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 Michigan community of West Haven [Shiawassee County].
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This West Haven is located in Buncombe County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of West Haven.
      • Lenoir County
      • This West Haven is located in Lenoir County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km] to the south southwest of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of West Haven.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This West Haven is located in Washington County and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of West Haven.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This West Haven is located in Knox County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West Haven.
      • Maury County
      • This West Haven is located in Maury County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the west southwest of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of West Haven.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This West Haven is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of West Haven.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This West Haven is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km]<1> to the west of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of West Haven.
      • Weber County
      • This West Haven is located in Weber County and lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km] to the west of the West Haven that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of West Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.

  • Blissville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
    • Blissville is located in Rutland County
  • Chubbs Dock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chubbs Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
    • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Cold Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Rutland County
  • Crystal Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
    • Crystal Beach is located in Rutland County
  • Fair Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
    • Grays Corner is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Silver Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stacy Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacy Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Crossroads
    • Stacy Crossroads is located in Rutland County

How Far From West Haven to ...

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

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

  • Rutland, which is the Seat of Rutland County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Haven to Rutland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,548 miles [8,928.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,141 miles [6,664.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.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- West Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6513, Longitude: -73.3471    
<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 West 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 West Haven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.182 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.143 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.977 degrees.




 

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