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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bacon 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:
    • 33.985389, -88.840332
    • 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
  • 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
    • Since Bacon is near Holmes County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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

Communities Also Named Bacon ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Bacon.

Within Mississippi, the name Bacon is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bacon that is located in Chickasaw 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.<1> 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 333 miles [535.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bacon that is located in Chickasaw 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.<1> 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.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bacon [Antrim County].
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<3> 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.
      • Moniteau County
      • This Bacon is located in Moniteau County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bacon that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moniteau County community of Bacon.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This Bacon is located in Coshocton County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bacon that is located in Chickasaw 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 555 miles [893.2 km]<2> to the west of the Bacon that is located in Chickasaw 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 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bacon that is located in Chickasaw 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.

  • Chalk Bluff ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chalk Bluff is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff
  • Egypt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Goodford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
  • Goose Pond ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Goose Pond is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
  • Hickory Flat ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Jolly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jolly is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
  • Pikeville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pikeville is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Poplar Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Prairie Mount ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Mount is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mount
  • Prospect ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Ridge ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Shake Rag ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shake Rag is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Bacon once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bacon and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bacon to Houston, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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: 33.9854, Longitude: -88.8403       In this case, the coordinates for Bacon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.95 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.826 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.035 degrees.