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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Guilford
- 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:
- 39.168494, -84.912070
- 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
- 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 Dearborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
- Since Guilford is near Hamilton County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- eBird sighting report for Boone 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Guilford ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Guilford.
Within Indiana, the name Guilford is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Bradford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Guilford [Bradford County].
- Union County
- This Guilford is located in Union County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Guilford that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Guilford.
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Guilford is located in Baltimore City and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the east of the Guilford that is located in Dearborn 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 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east of the Guilford that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Guilford.
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Guilford is located in Columbiana County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Guilford that is located in Dearborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Guilford.
- Madison County
- This community is historic<1> 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
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Guilford is located in Accomack County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the east of the Guilford that is located in Dearborn 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 418 miles [672.7 km] to the east of the Guilford that is located in Dearborn 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 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east southeast of the Guilford that is located in Dearborn 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.
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Dearborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Elizabethtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Fort Gass ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Hooven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooven
- Hooven is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooven <4>
- Idlewild
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Texas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Utah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Valley Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Hamilton County (OH)
How Far From Guilford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Dearborn County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Guilford to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Dearborn County: www.dearborncounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 39.1685, Longitude: -84.9121 |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 312.684 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.943 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.065 degrees. |