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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bacon Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hill:
    • 39.604267, -75.891175
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Bacon Hill is near New Castle County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Hill

Communities Also Named Bacon Hill ...

We found two communities that are also named Bacon Hill.

Within Maryland, the name Bacon Hill is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bacon Hill that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Bacon Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Northampton County
      • This Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south of the Bacon Hill that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Bacon Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bacon Hill ...

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.

  • Childs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Childs is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Elk Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Haven
  • Elkmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Elkmore is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmore
  • Forest Green Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Forest Green Court is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Court
  • Forest View Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest View Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
  • Heritage Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Valley is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
  • Heritage Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Indian Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Falls is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Leslie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Leslie is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Little Elkton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Little Elkton is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elkton
  • Mariners Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mariners Cove is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
  • Marley Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Marley Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mechanic Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mechanic Valley is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Valley
    • Prestige Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
    • Quails Nest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Quails Nest is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
    • Timberbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Timberbrook is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberbrook
    • Union Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Union Valley is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

How Far From Bacon Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bacon Hill and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Bacon Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 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- Bacon Hill) 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 Bacon Hill 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 Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6043, Longitude: -75.8912       In this case, the coordinates for Bacon Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.163 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.723 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.949 degrees.