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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 Guilford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Guilford 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 Guilford:
    • 30.054682, -82.412338
    • 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 Guilford
  • 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 Guilford ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Guilford.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Guilford.

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

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Bradford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Guilford [Bradford County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Guilford [Pulaski County].
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Guilford is located in New Haven County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Guilford.
    • Illinois
      • Jo Daviess County
      • This Guilford is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Guilford.
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Guilford is located in Dearborn County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Guilford.
    • Kansas
      • Wilson County
      • This Guilford is located in Wilson County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Guilford.
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This Guilford is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Guilford.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Guilford is located in Baltimore City and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Guilford.
      • Howard County
      • This Guilford is located in Howard County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km] to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Guilford.
    • Missouri
      • Nodaway County
      • This Guilford is located in Nodaway County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Guilford.
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Guilford is located in Chenango County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Guilford.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Guilford is located in Guilford County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Guilford.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Guilford is located in Columbiana County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<3> to the north of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Guilford.
      • Madison County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Madison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Guilford.
      • Mercer County
      • This community is historic and although located in Mercer County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Guilford.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Franklin County
      • This Guilford is located in Franklin County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Guilford.
    • Vermont
      • Windham County
      • This Guilford is located in Windham County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Guilford.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Guilford is located in Accomack County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Guilford.
      • Fairfax County
      • This Guilford is located in Fairfax County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Guilford.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Guilford is located in Roanoke City and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the north northeast of the Guilford that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Guilford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Guilford ...

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.

  • Brown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
    • Brown is located in Union County
  • Browns Still
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Still have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Still
    • Browns Still is located in Union County
  • Dana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Union County
  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Union County
  • Dukes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dukes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
    • Dukes is located in Union County
  • Ebenezer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebenezer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Columbia County
  • Johnstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Union County
  • Lake Butler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lulu
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Union County

How Far From Guilford 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 Guilford to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lake Butler, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Guilford to Tallahassee, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Guilford 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.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Guilford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Guilford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guilford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0547, Longitude: -82.4123       In this case, the coordinates for Guilford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Guilford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.947 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.654 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.424 degrees.









 

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