Haven
Encyclopedia
Haven or The Haven(s) may refer to:
- HarborHarborA harbor or harbour , or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from stormy weather, or else are stored for future use. Harbors can be natural or artificial...
, a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored - SanctuarySanctuaryA sanctuary is any place of safety. They may be categorized into human and non-human .- Religious sanctuary :A religious sanctuary can be a sacred place , or a consecrated area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.- Sanctuary as a sacred place :#Sanctuary as a sacred place:#:In...
, a consecrated area or a place of safety
Literature
- Haven (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter), a fictional character in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter novels
- Haven (Artemis Fowl), a place in the Artemis Fowl series
- Haven (comics)Haven (comics)Haven is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in X-Factor #96.-Fictional character biography:...
, a villain in the X-Men comics - Republic of HavenRepublic of HavenThe Republic of Haven is a fictional star-nation in the Honorverse, the background setting for a series of novels and short stories in the military science fiction genre, written by David Weber and others and published by Baen Books....
, a star nation in David Weber's Honorverse series - Haven, a fictional town in Stephen King's novel The TommyknockersThe TommyknockersThe Tommyknockers is a 1987 horror novel by Stephen King. While maintaining a horror style, the novel is more of an excursion into the realm of science fiction for King, as the residents of the Maine town of Haven gradually fall under the influence of a mysterious object buried in the woods.In his...
- Haven, a character in the 1987 comic book Fusion
- Haven, a city in the Dragonlance series
- Haven, a planet in the War WorldWar WorldWar World is a series of collaborative science fiction books set in the CoDominium universe of Jerry Pournelle, some novels being co-authored by Larry Niven and S. M. Stirling, as well as John F. Carr and Don Hawthorne. It consists of five short story collections by various authors and two novels...
series by Jerry Pournelle - Haven, a minor planet in the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov
- Haven, the capital city of Valdemar, in the fictional world of Velgarth, in the novels of Mercedes Lackey
- Haven: The Dramatic Story of 1000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America, a book by Ruth GruberRuth GruberRuth Gruber is an American journalist, photographer, writer, humanitarian and a former United States government official.-Early life:...
, basis for the 2001 TV miniseries - Haven, a fictional character in the novel EvermoreEvermore (novel)Evermore is a fantasy novel by Alyson Noël released in 2009. It is the first novel in the Immortals series. Evermore was an immediate bestseller and, as of August 11, 2009, had spent 25 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers list for children's books.-Plot:After a horrible accident claims the...
by Alyson Noel - Haven, a fictional prison city that is home to the DC Comics group The AllianceAlliance (DC Comics)The Alliance is a fictional group of comic book extraterrestials published by DC Comics. They first appeared in JLA/Haven: The Arrival #1 , and were created by Ashley-Jayne Nicolaus, Matthew P. Schuster, and Ariel Olivetti....
Games
- Haven: Call of the KingHaven: Call of the KingHaven: Call of the King is a single player PlayStation 2 game that is a combination of action, puzzle, and shoot-'em-up styles. Releases were planned for the Xbox and GameCube by Xicat Interactive, Inc., but they were cancelled. The game was created by Traveller's Tales and published by Midway...
, a video game for PlayStation 2 - Haven: City of ViolenceHaven: City of ViolenceHaven: City of Violence is a role-playing game created by Louis Porter Jr. Design. The game is a neo-noir "role playing game of hyperkinetic action" and was released for sale in 2003. Haven: City of Violence is the first role-playing game ever to be optioned by a movie production company prior to...
, a paper and pencil role-playing game - Haven, a "prison book" in the video game Myst IV: RevelationMyst IV: RevelationMyst IV: Revelation is the fourth installment in the Myst computer game series, developed and published by Ubisoft. Revelation was the first game in the series released exclusively on a DVD-ROM format; a multiple CD-ROM version was not produced as it would have taken twelve compact discs to fit all...
- Haven, a political entity in the fantasy role-playing game EarthdawnEarthdawnEarthdawn is a fantasy role-playing game, originally produced by FASA in 1993. In 1999 it was licensed to Living Room Games, which produced the Second Edition...
- Haven, a planet in the role-playing game ShatterzoneShatterzoneShatterzone is a space opera role-playing game by West End Games. The game went out of print in 1997 after the company went bankrupt. It is now back in print, owned and published by Precis Intermedia....
Music
- Haven (band)Haven (band)Haven were an English indie rock band formed in Cornwall, England, in 1996, originally called Blew, their new name taken from a local holiday resort.-Career:...
, an English indie rock band - Haven (Dark Tranquillity album), or the title song
- Haven (Flook album)Haven (Flook album)-Track listing:# "The Tortoise and the Hare" – 5:32# "Gone Fishing" – 4:03# "Mouse Jigs" – 4:23# "Souter Creek" – 5:10# "Asturian Way" – 4:14# "Wrong Foot Forward" – 5:44# "Padraig's" – 4:34# "Road to Errogie" – 4:51# "On One Beautiful Day" – 3:31...
Places
- Haven, VictoriaHaven, VictoriaHaven is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia about 5km from of Horsham. At the 2006 census, it had a population of 943.Haven has a general store, a recreation reserve and a small primary school with approximately 25-30 students. The town has a monthly market. Haven Post Office...
, Australia - Haven, KansasHaven, KansasHaven is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,237.-History:The Reno County Museum was originally located in Haven.-Geography:Haven is located at...
, US - Haven, New YorkHaven, New YorkHaven is a hamlet south of Wurtsboro, New York, on route 209 and Haven Road which crosses the Basha Kill to the South Rd. The area is known by the old Moose Lodge which now appears to be closed. The Brownsville cemetery is at the end of Tow Path Road, a cemetery from the 1830s situated in the woods...
, US - Haven, WisconsinHaven, WisconsinHaven is an unincorporated community in the town of Mosel in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.-History:A military camp called Camp Haven was named after the community. It was located in Haven on of rented land. The camp operated from 1949 until November 16, 1959. as an anti-aircraft...
, US - Haven Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota, US
- Haven portsHaven portsThe Haven Ports are a group of five ports on the East Coast of England, these are Port of Felixstowe, Port of Ipswich, Harwich International, Harwich Navyard and Mistley...
, a group of five docks on the East Coast of England - The Haven, BostonThe Haven, BostonThe Haven is the tidal river of the Port of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. It provides access for shipping between Boston Deeps in The Wash and the town, particularly, the dock. It also serves as the outfall into the sea, of the River Witham and of several major land drains of the northern Fens...
, the tidal river of the Port of Boston, Lincolnshire, England - The Haven, West SussexThe Haven, West SussexThe Haven is a rural hamlet in West Sussex, south east England located about 7 miles to the west of Horsham.The Haven is primarily an agricultural area with 75 dwellings scattered across it....
, a small hamlet in West Sussex, England - The Havens, Pembrokeshire, a community, and an electoral ward, in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Schools
- Haven High Technology CollegeHaven High Technology CollegeHaven High Technology College is a comprehensive school located on Marian Road in the north of Boston, Lincolnshire, England. HHTC offers a broad and flexible curriculum to students of most abilities. The college combines its distinctive approach to the education of young people with the added...
, a secondary school in Boston, Lincolnshire, England - Haven InstituteHaven InstituteThe Haven Institute is a residential learning centre situated in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia on the west coast of Canada. Founded by Jock McKeen and Bennet Wong, the centre offers courses for personal and professional purposes, including a program for students aspiring to achieve a...
, a residential learning centre in the Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada - Haven Middle SchoolHaven Middle SchoolHaven Middle School is located at 2417 Prairie Ave. in Evanston, Illinois. It is a publicly run middle school that teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.-About Haven Middle School:...
, Evanston, Illinois, US
Ships
- MT Haven, an oil tanker that exploded at sea in 1991
- Haven class hospital shipHaven class hospital shipThe Haven class of hospital ships was built for the United States Navy during World War II. Haven-class ships also served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War...
, a class of U.S. Navy hospital ships- USS Haven (AH-12)USS Haven (AH-12)USS Haven , was the lead ship of her class of hospital ships built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Laid down as SS Marine Hawk, she was transferred from the Maritime Commission for conversion to a hospital ship, and served in that capacity through the end of the war...
, the lead ship of that class
- USS Haven (AH-12)
Television, film, and theatre
- Haven (film)Haven (film)Haven is a 2004 feature film set in the Cayman Islands, a British offshore financial centre. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2004. It is written and directed by native Caymanian Frank E...
, a 2004 movie starring Orlando Bloom and Zoë Saldaña- Haven (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Haven (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Haven is the soundtrack album from the 2004 film Haven, starring Orlando Bloom and Zoe Saldana.-Disc one:# Move! - Damian "Jr Gong" Marley# Melancholy Mood - Ziggy Marley# "Clouds" - Neuromance# "Just Be" - Collen & Webb...
- Haven (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Haven (TV miniseries), a 2001 American television miniseries starring Natasha RichardsonNatasha RichardsonNatasha Jane Richardson was an English actress of stage and screen. A member of the Redgrave family, she was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson...
- Haven (TV series)Haven (TV series)Haven is a supernatural drama television series loosely based on the Stephen King novel The Colorado Kid. The show, filmed on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, is an American/Canadian co-production. The one-hour drama premiered on July 9, 2010, on Syfy...
, a 2010 American supernatural drama series- Haven, MaineHaven, MaineHaven is a fictional town on the Maine coast which is the center of events in the supernatural TV series Haven. It is not far by boat to Camden and the police send forensic material to Bangor...
, a fictional town in the series
- Haven, Maine
- "The Haven" (The Outer Limits)The Haven (The Outer Limits)"The Haven" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 2 July 1999, during the fifth season.-Introduction:A man comes home from work, to his seemingly luxurious apartment building. Having to share the elevator with two other attendants seem to distress him of his comfort...
, an episode - "Haven" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), an episode
- "Haven" (Transformers episode)
- "Haven" (Dark Angel), an episode of the television series Dark Angel
- Haven, a planet in the Firefly/Serenity universe, from the 2005 film Serenity
Other uses
- Haven (graph theory)Haven (graph theory)In graph theory, a haven is a way of describing a strategy for an evader to win a certain type of pursuit-evasion game on an undirected graph. Havens were first introduced by ; they may also be used to characterize the treewidth of graphs and to prove the existence of small separators on...
, a strategy for the evader in graph-based pursuit-evasion games - Haven Holidays, a company that runs holiday parks in the United Kingdom
- HavenCoHavenCoHavenCo Limited was a data haven, data hosting services company, founded in 2000 which operated from Sealand, self-declared 'sovereign principality' that occupies a man-made former World War II defensive facility originally known as Roughs Tower located approximately six miles from the coast of...
, a data hosting services company - Whitehaven RLFCWhitehaven RLFCWhitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
, nicknamed Haven, a Cumbrian rugby league club
See also
- Corporate havenCorporate havenA corporate haven is a jurisdiction with laws friendly to corporationsthereby encouraging them to choose that jurisdiction as a legal domicile.- History :...
- Data havenData havenA data haven, like a corporate haven or tax haven, is a refuge for uninterrupted or unregulated data. Data havens are locations with legal environments that are friendly to the concept of a computer network freely holding data and even protecting its content and associated information...
- Tax havenTax havenA tax haven is a state or a country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all while offering due process, good governance and a low corruption rate....
- New Haven (disambiguation)New Haven (disambiguation)New Haven is the second-largest municipality in the U.S. state of Connecticut.New Haven may also refer to:* New Haven, Falkland Islands* New Haven, Enugu, Nigeria* New Haven, former name of Alvarado, California* New Haven, Illinois...
- Safe haven (disambiguation)
- East Haven (disambiguation)
- West Haven (disambiguation)West Haven (disambiguation)- Places :Australia:* West Haven, New South WalesNew Zealand:* Westhaven suburb, in Auckland* Westhaven Marina, in the suburb of the same name, in AucklandUnited States:* Westhaven, California * West Haven, Connecticut* West Haven, Oregon...
- North Haven (disambiguation)
- South Haven (disambiguation)
- Fairhaven (disambiguation)
- Refuge (disambiguation)