The picturesque township of New Haven is ideally situated among the Green Mountains just 5 miles north of Middlebury and 30 miles south of Burlington on Route 7. New Haven has long been a farming community—open pastures, black-and-white-speckled Holstein cows, and turn-of-the-century farmhouses are the telltale signs. Also located in New Haven is the 1796 House, a stately home and tavern built over two hundred years ago by Moses Stow, one of Ethan Allen's original Green Mountain Boys. With the New Haven River running through the town and the Green Mountains close by, New Haven is an outdoor enthusiast's dream. Great biking, hiking, fishing, snow-shoeing, cross-country skiing, camping, and swimming are to be enjoyed here.