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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 New Bedford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Bedford and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 New Bedford:
    • 40.444478, -81.765067
    • 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 New 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 New Bedford ...

We found six communities that share the name New Bedford.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named New Bedford.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Morgan County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Morgan County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of New Bedford.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This New Bedford is located in Bureau County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the New Bedford that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of New Bedford.
    • Kansas
      • Sumner 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 Kansas community of New Bedford [Sumner County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This New Bedford is located in Bristol County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the New Bedford that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of New Bedford.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This New Bedford is located in Monmouth County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the east of the New Bedford that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of New Bedford.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • This New Bedford is located in Lawrence County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the New Bedford that is located in Coshocton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of New Bedford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.

  • Baltic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Charm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chili
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
    • Chili is located in Coshocton County
  • Farmerstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
    • Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
  • Fiat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiat have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
    • Fiat is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Holly ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Limpytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limpytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limpytown
    • Limpytown is located in Holmes County
  • Pearl
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Coshocton County
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Holmes County

How Far From New 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 community such as New Bedford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Bedford and extending to:

  • Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Bedford to Coshocton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 273 miles [439.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Bedford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Coshocton County: www.co.coshocton.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 New Bedford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- New Bedford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Bedford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4445, Longitude: -81.7651    
<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 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 New 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 New Bedford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.685 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.851 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.226 degrees.




 

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