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We found eleven communities that are also named Bacon.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Bacon.
Beyond Missouri, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Cass County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Bacon.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Delaware
Sussex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Bacon [Sussex County].
Idaho
Adams County
This Bacon is located in Adams County and lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bacon that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Bacon.
Indiana
Marion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Bacon [Marion County].
Orange County
This Bacon is located in Orange County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<3> to the east of the Bacon that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Bacon.
Kansas
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bacon [Lincoln County].
Michigan
Antrim County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bacon [Antrim County].
Mississippi
Chickasaw County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bacon [Chickasaw County].
Ohio
Coshocton County
This Bacon is located in Coshocton County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bacon that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Bacon.
Texas
Wichita County
This Bacon is located in Wichita County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bacon that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Bacon.
Washington
Grant County
This Bacon is located in Grant County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bacon that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Bacon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bacon ...
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 Bacon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bacon and extending to:
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Bacon to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5> 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.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Bacon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Bacon 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 county. 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.
<3>
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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bacon 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7086, Longitude: -92.4535 In this case, the coordinates for Bacon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.571 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.492 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.703 degrees.