Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Springs:
  • 34.871199, -88.136150
  • 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 Springs

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bacon Springs ...

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.

• Buzzard Roost
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Buzzard Roost is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
• Chickasaw ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
• Chickasaw Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chickasaw Crossing is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Crossing
• Cooks Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooks Landing is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Landing
• Cross Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Crows Camp ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
• Haddock ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
• High Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • High Point is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Lane Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lane Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Springs
• Lime Kiln
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lime Kiln is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
• Short
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Short is located in Tishomingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bacon Springs and extending to:

• Iuka, which is the Seat of Tishomingo County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bacon Springs to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'