Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bethesda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethesda and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bethesda
- 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 Bethesda:
- 31.963269, -81.093999
- 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 Bethesda
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Bethesda is near Bryan County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- eBird sighting report for Jasper 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bethesda ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Bethesda.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Bethesda.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, 21 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Bethesda is located in Hinds County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bethesda that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Bethesda.
- Yazoo County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bethesda [Yazoo County].
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Bethesda is located in Davidson County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the north of the Bethesda that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Bethesda.
- Durham County
- This Bethesda is located in Durham County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the north northeast of the Bethesda that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Bethesda.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Bethesda is located in Belmont County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the north of the Bethesda that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Bethesda.
- Ross County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Ross County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Bethesda.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bethesda [Greene County].
- White County
- This Bethesda is located in White County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bethesda that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Bethesda.
- Williamson County
- This Bethesda is located in Williamson County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the northwest of the Bethesda that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Bethesda.
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethesda ...
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.
- Bona Bella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bona Bella have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
- Cedar Hammock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
- Cedar Hammock is located in Chatham County
- Coffee Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Cresthill
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Chatham County
- Halcyon Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyon Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
- Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Isle of Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Kings Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Wood
- Kings Wood is located in Chatham County
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- Magnolia Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
- Pin Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Rivers End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers End have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
- Rivers End is located in Chatham County
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Skidaway Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidaway Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
- Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
- Magnolia Park
How Far From Bethesda 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 Bethesda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bethesda and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bethesda to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bethesda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bethesda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bethesda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9633, Longitude: -81.0940 In this case, the coordinates for Bethesda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bethesda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bethesda 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Bethesda 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 310.311 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.187 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.504 degrees. |