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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bacon Hall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bacon Hall and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hall:
- 39.571494, -76.681917
- 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 Hall
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Bacon Hall is near Harford County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Hall
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bacon Hall ...
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.
- Brandy Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brandy Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Springs
- Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cloverfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
- Flickerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flickerwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerwood
- Friends View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friends View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends View
- Hamlet Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
- Hope Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
- Piney Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Piney Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piney Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hill
- Prettyboy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prettyboy is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy
- Prettyboy Garth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prettyboy Garth is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Garth
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Priceville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Priceville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Sparks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Western Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Western Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run
How Far From Bacon Hall to ...
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 Bacon Hall 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 Hall and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bacon Hall to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bacon Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bacon Hall 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 Bacon Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5715, Longitude: -76.6819 In this case, the coordinates for Bacon Hall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.634 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.253 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.30 degrees. |
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