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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 Guin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Guin and the surrounding area.
- 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 Guin:
- 33.968527, -87.912133
- 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 Guin
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Guin is near Fayette County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Guin
Communities Also Named Guin ...
We found one communities that are also named Guin.
Within Alabama, the name Guin is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Guin in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Christian County
- This Guin is located in Christian County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Guin that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Guin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Guin ...
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.
- Bobo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bobo is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Brilliant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hays Ford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Ford
- Henson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henson Springs is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Springs
- Pea Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pull Tight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pull Tight is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Tucker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Twin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From Guin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Guin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Guin and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Guin to Hamilton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Guin) 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 Guin 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 Guin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9685, Longitude: -87.9121 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.378 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.161 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.654 degrees. |
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