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.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Guin

• 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:
  • 37.087274, -93.345467
  • 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
  • Since Guin is near Greene County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Missouri, the name Guin is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Guin in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Marion County
    • This Guin is located in Marion County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Guin that is located in Christian County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion 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.

• Cassidy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cassidy is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
• Clever
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <2>
• Expansion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Expansion is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expansion
• Griffin ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Griffin is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Jamesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jamesville is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Kissick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kissick is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissick
• Mentor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mentor is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
• Possum Trot
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Possum Trot is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
• Republic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <2>
• Riverpark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Riverpark is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpark
• Union City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Union City is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City

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 community 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:

• Ozark, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Guin to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>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 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,369 miles [11,859.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'