Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Bedford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Bedford and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West 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 West Bedford:
  • 40.259065, -82.076422
  • 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 West Bedford

• 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 West Bedford is near Licking County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum 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 West Bedford

Communities Also Named West Bedford ...

We found one communities that are also named West Bedford.

Within Ohio, the name West Bedford is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named West Bedford in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Middlesex County
    • This West Bedford is located in Middlesex County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Bedford that is located in Coshocton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of West Bedford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.

• Bluff ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bluff is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
• Frampton ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Frampton is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frampton
  • From West Bedford to Frampton
• Graham Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Graham Corners is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
• Mohawk Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
• Nellie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nellie is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Owls Town ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
• Pleasantville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasantville is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Tunnel Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tunnel Hill is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
• Willowbrook ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Willowbrook is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From West Bedford to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Bedford to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Bedford to Coshocton, with an average speed<2> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,045 miles [9,728.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'