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we pass this GPS location for Guilford:
37.297914, -79.926983
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We found twenty communities that share the name Guilford.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Guilford.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Accomack County
This Guilford is located in Accomack County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east.
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 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Guilford.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Pulaski County
This community is historic<2> 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 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
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 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
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 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the northwest.
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 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the west.
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 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the northeast.
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 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the northeast.
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 211 miles [339.6 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Guilford.
Missouri
Nodaway County
This Guilford is located in Nodaway County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Guilford.
New York
Chenango County
This Guilford is located in Chenango County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the north northeast.
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 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south.
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 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Guilford.
Madison County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Madison County, we don't know where within the .
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 .
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 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the north northeast.
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 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County 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.
Bluestone (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Guilford to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 37.2979, Longitude: -79.9270 In this case, the coordinates for Guilford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 . 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 309.663 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.218 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.487 degrees.