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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:
    • 40.220905, -81.775405
    • 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 Coshocton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
    • Since Bacon is near Muskingum County and also Guernsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey 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 Ohio, the name Bacon is unique.

Beyond Ohio, 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 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bacon that is located in Coshocton 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 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bacon that is located in Coshocton 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].
    • Mississippi
      • Chickasaw County
      • This community is historic<3> 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].
    • 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 578 miles [930.2 km]<2> to the west of the Bacon that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moniteau County community of Bacon.
    • Texas
      • Wichita County
      • This Bacon is located in Wichita County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bacon that is located in Coshocton 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 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bacon that is located in Coshocton 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.

  • Birds Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
  • Blue Row
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Row is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Row
  • Conesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Conesville is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Ferncliff ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferncliff is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
  • Flat Iron Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Iron Corner is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Corner
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Franklin is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Hardscrabble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Low Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Low Gap is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
  • Maysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maysville is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Shady Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Bend is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
  • Stringtown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Bacon 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 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:

  • Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bacon to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 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 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.
<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: 40.2209, Longitude: -81.7754       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 310.699 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.834 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.308 degrees.