Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bacon Level:
  • 33.128732, -85.290779
  • 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 Bacon Level

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Bacon Level is near Chambers County and also Troup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup 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 Bacon Level

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bacon Level ...

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.

• Clackville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Clackville is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
• Covered Bridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Covered Bridge is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
• Doublehead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Doublehead is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
• Glenn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glenn is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn <1>
• High Pine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • High Pine is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pine
• High Shoals
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • High Shoals is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
• Lee Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lee Crossroads is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Crossroads
• Lime
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lime is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
• Mason
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mason is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Rock Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
• Standing Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
• Texas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Turkey Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey Point is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bacon Level and extending to:

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bacon Level to Wedowee, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'