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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:
    • 40.168518, -94.735764
    • 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 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 Nodaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nodaway County
    • Since Guilford is near Andrew County and also Gentry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Andrew County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gentry 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 Guilford

Communities Also Named Guilford ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Guilford.

Within Missouri, the name Guilford is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This community is historic<1> 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 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<2> to the east of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Guilford.
    • 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 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Guilford.
    • Illinois
      • Jo Daviess County
      • This Guilford is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the east of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<2> to the east of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 952 miles [1,532.1 km] to the east of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Guilford.
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Guilford is located in Chenango County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the east of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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
      • Franklin County
      • This Guilford is located in Franklin County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<2> to the east of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<2> to the east of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the east of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east of the Guilford that is located in Nodaway 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.

  • Clyde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Conception
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Conception Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
  • Flag Springs ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
  • Island City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Island City is located in Gentry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Monastery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Monastery is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monastery
  • Pumpkin Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center

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 town 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:

  • Maryville, which is the Seat of Nodaway County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Guilford to Maryville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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' (or point-to-point) 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guilford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1685, Longitude: -94.7358    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.197 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.561 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.53 degrees.