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:
- 36.076803, -79.898091
- 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Since Guilford is near Forsyth County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 North Carolina, the name Guilford is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, 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 440 miles [708.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Guilford that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Guilford.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Guilford is located in Baltimore City and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Guilford that is located in Guilford 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 271 miles [436.1 km] to the northeast of the Guilford that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Guilford.
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Guilford is located in Columbiana County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<2> to the north of the Guilford that is located in Guilford 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 263 miles [423.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Guilford that is located in Guilford 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 240 miles [386.2 km] to the northeast of the Guilford that is located in Guilford 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north of the Guilford that is located in Guilford 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.
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Forest Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
- Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Friendswood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- Friendswood is located in Guilford County
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Guilford County
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hunter Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
- Lake Daniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Daniel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
- Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
- Pennydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Random Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Random Woods is located in Guilford County
- Rolling Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
- Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
- Terra Cotta
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
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:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Guilford to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 250 miles [402.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 Guilford County: www.co.guilford.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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: 36.0768, Longitude: -79.8981 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 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> | 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 309.67 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.045 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.871 degrees. |