We are pretty much on the same page I think. If they indeed had the palantir the Havens must have been fortified and well protected for this reason alone. And correct me if I'm wrong, but neither Mithlond nor Lindon was ever ravaged by war, right? A resonable conclusion then is that much of the buildings and structures were built early in the second age, before the elves really began to fade. I would therefore imagine the habitations of the Havens and of Lindon as exceedingly fair and ancient.
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Originally Posted by The Might
Lastly, about contacts with others... I doubt it. Cirdan of all would know best that Elves were no longer truly involved in the problems of M-e. Look for example at Arvedui's demise. Had the Elves been really so keen in somehow saving Arvedui they would have looked for him earlier and would not have sent a boat after so much time.
They were seemingly willing to help, but only if it was of the utmost importance. As such, I don't see them contacting Hobbits (anyway, very few Hobbits were said to have seen the Sea) and the only time they passed through or near the Shire was when they went to the Tower of Elostirion or to Rivendell.
Pretty much the same goes for Gondor also.
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Still, Lindon must've been easily reached from Gondor by boat or from the Shire by foot. It's hard to believe that no ships from the great seafaring nation of Gondor made the trip north or that no adventurous hobbit ever went to the Tower Hills and beyond to gaze upon the sea between the fall of Arnor and the the war of the ring. So even if the elves did not seek out contact with the outside world they must have seen visitors from time to time, unless they chased people away like the inhabitants of Lorien seemed to've done.
In any case, while the North Kingdom still remained the elves of Lindon were the numenorians' closest neighbours and surely there must have been some contact between the two peoples back then.
Edit: For those interested in a trip to Lindon it is located in Ohio. I think the fair people would have liked it there by the looks of it.
http://www.city-data.com/city/Lindon-Utah.html