Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Bedford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bedford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bedford
- 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 Bedford:
- 37.334462, -79.523453
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bedford
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bedford ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Bedford.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Bedford.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 27 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Madison Parish
- This Bedford is located in Madison Parish and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Bedford.
- Red River Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Bedford [Red River Parish].
- Manitoba
- This Bedford lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<2> to the northwest.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Bedford is located in Calhoun County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Bedford.
- Wayne 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 Bedford [Wayne County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Broadwater County
- This Bedford is located in Broadwater County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Bedford.
- Jefferson 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 Montana community of Bedford [Jefferson County].
- New Brunswick
- This Bedford lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<2> to the northeast.
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Kings 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 New York community of Bedford [Kings County].
- Westchester County
- This Bedford is located in Westchester County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Bedford.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Bedford lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<2> to the northeast.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Bedford lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the north northeast.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bedford ...
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.
- Big Otter Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Otter Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Otter Mill
- Big Otter Mill is located in Bedford County
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Bedford County
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Bedford County
- Flint Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Bedford County
- Goode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Goode is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goode <4>
- Joppa Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Otter Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hill
- Otter Hill is located in Bedford County
- Otterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Peaksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Rocky Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Bedford County
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Bedford 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 city such as Bedford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bedford and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bedford to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bedford: www.ci.bedford.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Bedford 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 . 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bedford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bedford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3345, Longitude: -79.5235 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bedford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.425 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.951 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.309 degrees. |