Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Guy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Guy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Guy
- 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 Guy:
- 29.344133, -95.783006
- 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 Guy
- 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 Fort Bend County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- Since Guy is near Brazoria County and also Wharton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- eBird sighting report for Wharton 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 Guy ...
We found nine communities that share the name Guy.
Within Texas, the name Guy is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Guy lies 2,091 miles [3,365.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Guy that is located in Fort Bend County.
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Guy [Allen Parish].
- Grant Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Guy [Grant Parish].
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Washington
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Guy ...
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.
- Booth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Booth is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booth <3>
- Burr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
- Greatwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Greatwood Trails
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greatwood Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Trails
- Greatwood Trails is located in Fort Bend County
- Greatwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greatwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
- Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Long Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Long Point is located in Fort Bend County
- Needville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needville
- Needville is located in Fort Bend County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needville <3>
- Pledger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
- Pledger is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <3>
How Far From Guy 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 Guy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Guy and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Guy to Richmond, 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,846 miles [12,626.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fort Bend County: www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Guy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3441, Longitude: -95.7830 In this case, the coordinates for Guy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Guy 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Guy 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 318.793 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.697 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.568 degrees. |