Bend or Farewell Bend (as it was once known) is where I live and work. Since the early 1980’s, after the lumber mill which was once here started to slow down, Bend has grown to be one of the hot travel destinations in Oregon with all kinds of things to offer.
The name Farewell Bend came from early pioneers to refer to the location along the Deschutes River. As mentioned Bend was once a small logging community, but now is has become now the largest city in Central Oregon with a population well over 60,000.
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Location of _Bend on map_ of Oregon (red dot indicates its location)
Bend’s economy has been focused on providing services to the many tourists that travel here from all over the country. But this is recently changing and more and more medium size businesses choose to relocate here.
Here are some quick links to maps of Bend located in Central Oregon.
If this us your first trip to Central Oregon you may need a map of the State. We’ll start from farthest away from the City of Bend first.
“Bend Map Oregon”:http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=bend&state=OR&address=&zip=97702&country=us&zoom=3
“The Airport is in Redmond, Oregon (Roberts Field- only a 20 minute drive north of Bend”:http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=bend&state=OR&address=imperial%20ave&zip=97756&country=us&zoom=5
!bend-map.jpg!:http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=bend&state=OR&address=1264%20Nw%20Wall%20St&zip=97702&country=us&zoom=8
“Bend Map of Downtown Area”:http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=bend&state=OR&address=1264%20Nw%20Wall%20St&zip=97702&country=us&zoom=8
“Bend Map of Old Mill District and Shopping , theaters”:http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=bend&state=OR&address=100%20sw%20theater%20drive&zip=97702&country=us&zoom=8
“Map of Drakes Park near downtown Bend”:http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=bend&state=OR&address=968%20NW%20Riverside%20Blvd&zip=97702&country=us&zoom=9