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:
- 36.790903, -84.905781
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Bethesda is near Clinton County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- eBird sighting report for Russell 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.
Within Kentucky, the name Bethesda is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Bethesda is located in Chatham County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bethesda that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Bethesda.
- Greene County
- This Bethesda is located in Greene County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the south southeast of the Bethesda that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bethesda.
- Gwinnett County
- This Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south southeast of the Bethesda that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Bethesda.
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Bethesda is located in Hinds County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bethesda that is located in Wayne 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 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bethesda that is located in Wayne 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 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east of the Bethesda that is located in Wayne 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 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bethesda that is located in Wayne 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 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bethesda that is located in Wayne 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the west southwest of the Bethesda that is located in Wayne 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.
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Barrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Frisby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Gapcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Oil Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Valley
- Oil Valley is located in Wayne County
- Powersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
- Powersburg is located in Wayne County
- Short Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Mountain
- Short Mountain is located in Wayne County
- Slickford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Susie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Wait
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Windy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bethesda to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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: 36.7909, Longitude: -84.9058 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 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 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 312.658 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.573 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.727 degrees. |