Welcome to Bethesda ...
Although we found mention of Bethesda during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Bethesda was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Bethesda to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bethesda, please Contact Us.
We aren't confident of the location of Bethesda, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Bethesda might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
We believe that Bethesda would be found within the (905) area code.
The Canadian Postal Code for Bethesda: L4A<3>
Communities Also Named Bethesda ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Bethesda - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia (3), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bethesda.
Communities near Bethesda ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bethesda.
- Markham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <4>
- Ajax
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newmarket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Georgina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whitchurch-Stouffville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peach's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach's
- Peach's has also been known as:
- Peaches
- Ringwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethesda ...
Looking for more information about Bethesda? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bethesda, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bethesda.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Bethesda and then turned east". While Bethesda could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Bethesda as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
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 . 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Bethesda, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bethesda). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Bethesda or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |