Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Guthries, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Guthries and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 Guthries:
  • 34.898193, -81.207857
  • 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 Guthries

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Guthries is near Chester County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Guthries

Curious and Interesting Names Near Guthries ...

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.

• English Gardens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • English Gardens is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Gardens
• Flint Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Lewis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Meadow Lakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Lakes is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
• Musical Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Musical Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musical Heights
• Pineridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pineridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
• Quail Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Quail Run is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Red Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Oaks is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks
• Whispering Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Whispering Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
• Wintercrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wintercrest is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
• Wood Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wood Forest is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
• Wooded Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wooded Valley is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Valley
• Woodwind
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodwind is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind

How Far From Guthries 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 Guthries to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Guthries and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Guthries to Columbia, with an average speed<2> 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 359 miles [577.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'