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:
- 45.168943, -69.384492
- 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 Piscataquis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
- Since Guilford is near Penobscot County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Maine, the name Guilford is unique.
Beyond Maine, 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 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Guilford that is located in Piscataquis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Guilford.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Guilford is located in Baltimore City and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Guilford that is located in Piscataquis 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 562 miles [904.5 km] to the southwest of the Guilford that is located in Piscataquis 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 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Guilford that is located in Piscataquis 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 601 miles [967.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Guilford that is located in Piscataquis 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 593 miles [954.3 km] to the southwest of the Guilford that is located in Piscataquis 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 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the southwest of the Guilford that is located in Piscataquis 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.
- Happy Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
- Happy Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Howard Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jackman Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Corner
- Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Moosehorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Packard Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Landing
- Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Parrot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Parson Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parson Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing
- Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Silvers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Starbirds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Guilford 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 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:
- Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies just to the East.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Guilford to Augusta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,327 miles [8,573 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,919 miles [6,307 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 State of Maine: https://www.maine.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 '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: 45.1689, Longitude: -69.3845 In this case, the coordinates for Guilford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.471 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.371 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.253 degrees. |