Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flat:
  • 38.961737, -83.362689
  • 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 Flat

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bacon Flat ...

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.

• Beaver Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Beaver Pond is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
• Fawcett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fawcett is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
• Grooms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grooms is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grooms
• Jaybird
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jaybird is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
• Locust Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Louisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Louisville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
• Marble Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Marble Furnace is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Furnace
• Mineral Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Poplar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Scrub Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Scrub Ridge is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrub Ridge
• Smoky Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Smoky Corners is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Corners
• Steam Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Steam Furnace is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Furnace

How Far From Bacon Flat 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 Flat 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 Flat and extending to:

• West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bacon Flat to West Union, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'