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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.
- 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:
- 43.133408, -73.605672
- 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 Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
- Since Bacon Hill is near Washington County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 New York, the name Bacon Hill is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bacon Hill that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Bacon Hill.
- Virginia
- Northampton County
- This Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bacon Hill that is located in Saratoga 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.
- Gates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Hickory Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Jewell Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
- Middle Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queens Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Queens Court is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
- Starks Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Starks Knob is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Knob
- Stonegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonegate is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Victory Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Village of Victory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Village of Victory has also been known as:
- Victory village
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:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bacon Hill to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,170 miles [6,711 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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: 43.1334, Longitude: -73.6057 In this case, the coordinates for Bacon Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.412 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.315 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.353 degrees. |
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