Bethel
Bethel is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was estimated at 3,959 in 2020. The town received worldwide attention after it served as the location of Woodstock in 1969, which was originally planned for Wallkill, New York, but was relocated to Bethel after Wallkill withdrew.
- Type: Village with 4,520 residents
- Description: town in Sullivan County, New York, USA
- Also known as: “Bethel, New York”, “Bethel, NY”, and “伯特利”
- Postal code: 12720
Places of Interest
Highlights: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kauneonga Lake and White Lake.
Kauneonga Lake
Village
Kauneonga Lake is a hamlet in the Town of Bethel, Sullivan County, New York, United States. Kauneonga Lake is situated 2 miles east of Bethel.
White Lake
Village
White Lake is a hamlet in the town of Bethel, Sullivan… White Lake is situated 2 miles east of Bethel.
Smallwood
Village
Smallwood is a hamlet in Sullivan County, New York, United States. Smallwood is situated 3½ miles southeast of Bethel.
Bethel
- Categories: town in the United States, town of New York, and locality
- Location: Town of Bethel, Sullivan County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.68334° or 41° 41′ north
Longitude
-74.87107° or 74° 52′ 16″ west
Population
4,520
Elevation
1,325 feet (404 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US TZH
Open location code
87H7M4MH+8H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Yiddish—“Bethel” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bethel”
- Chechen: “Бетел”
- Chinese: “伯利恆鎮”
- Chinese: “貝塞爾”
- Czech: “Bethel”
- Dutch: “Bethel”
- Estonian: “Bethel”
- Finnish: “Bethel”
- French: “Bethel”
- German: “Bethel”
- Haitian: “Bethel, New York”
- Haitian: “Bethel”
- Hungarian: “Bethel”
- Italian: “Bethel”
- Malay: “Bethel, New York”
- Mazanderani: “بتل (نیویورک)”
- Mazanderani: “بتل”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Bethel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bethel”
- Norwegian: “Bethel”
- Polish: “Bethel”
- Portuguese: “Bethel”
- Russian: “Бетел”
- Slovak: “Bethel”
- Slovenian: “Bethel, New York”
- Slovenian: “Bethel”
- Spanish: “Bethel”
- Tatar: “Бетел”
- Turkish: “Bethel”
- Ukrainian: “Бетел”
- Urdu: “بیتھل، نیویارک”
- Uzbek: “Bethel”
- Yiddish: “ווייט לעיק”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Odell and Black Lake.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: White Lake Church and State Highway 17B Solar.
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