Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Echo Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Echo Hills
- 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 Echo Hills:
- 33.654269, -86.609154
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Echo Hills
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Echo Hills is near Blount County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Echo Hills ...
We found four communities that share the name Echo Hills.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Echo Hills.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Talladega County
- This Echo Hills is located in Talladega County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east of the Echo Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Echo Hills.
- Talladega County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Echo Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Echo Hills.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Echo Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Echo Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Echo Hills.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Echo Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Echo Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Echo Hills.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Hills ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <3>
- Chalkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <3>
- Cotton Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Ridge
- Cotton Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Eagle Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Eagle Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Queenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Queenstown is located in Jefferson County
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Roper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Saddlewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
- Saddlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Echo Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Echo Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Echo Hills and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Echo Hills to Birmingham, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Echo Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Echo Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Echo Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6543, Longitude: -86.6092 In this case, the coordinates for Echo Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Echo Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.182 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.19 degrees. |