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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
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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:
42.791471, -72.622869
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We found two communities that are also named Guilford.
Within Vermont, the name Guilford is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Connecticut
New Haven County
This Guilford is located in New Haven County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south of the Guilford that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Guilford.
New York
Chenango County
This Guilford is located in Chenango County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west of the Guilford that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango 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.
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:
Newfane, which is the Seat of Windham County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Guilford to Newfane, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,140 miles [6,662.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Guilford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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.
<3>
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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guilford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7915, Longitude: -72.6229 In this case, the coordinates for Guilford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.857 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.634 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.065 degrees.