Bedford, New Hampshire NH Hotels/Motels/Lodging

This is the current conditions weather report for Bedford. The report was made 68 minutes ago, at 05:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 9 miles per hour / 14.8 kilometers per hour from the southwest (230°). The temperature was 43°F / 6°C, with a dew-point at 43°F / 6°C. The temperature felt like 37°F / 3°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.12 inHg / 1021 hPa. The relative humidity was 46%. The skies were clear.

Bedford, founded in 1750, is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 18,274. A suburb of Manchester, Bedford has one of the highest average personal incomes in the state.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 85.8 km² (33.1 mi²). 85.0 km² (32.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water, comprising 0.85% of the town. The largest body of water other than the Merrimack River is Sebbins Pond, which is connected to smaller, neighboring bodies of water by Sebbins Brook. It is bordered by the town of Goffstown and the city of Manchester to the north, by Manchester to the east across the Merrimack River, by the town of Merrimack to the south, and by the towns of Amherst and New Boston to the west.

A rock formation called Pulpit Rock (originally the Devil's Pulpit), is located in the northwest part of the town on New Boston Road and is the feature of the town-owned Pulpit Rock Conservation Area. The highest point in Bedford is Holbrook Hill (845 feet / 258 meters above sea level), located in the extreme northwest corner of town.

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