Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Echo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Echo
- 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:
- 41.741933, -95.941677
- 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
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Echo is near Monona County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monona County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Echo.
Within Iowa, the name Echo is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Logan County
- This Echo is located in Logan County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Echo that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Echo.
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Echo [Scott County].
- California
- El Dorado County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Echo [El Dorado County].
- Inyo County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Inyo County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Echo.
- Mendocino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Echo [Mendocino County].
- San Bernardino County
- This Echo is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Echo that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Echo.
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Acadia Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Echo [Acadia Parish].
- Rapides Parish
- This Echo is located in Rapides Parish and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Echo that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Echo.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Echo is located in Belmont County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the east of the Echo that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Echo.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Echo [Hamilton County].
- Meigs County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Echo [Meigs County].
- Ontario
- This Echo lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Echo that is located in Harrison County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Echo is located in Armstrong County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the east of the Echo that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Echo.
- Cambria County
- This Echo is located in Cambria County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km] to the east of the Echo that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Echo.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Echo [Bell County].
- Coleman County
- This Echo is located in Coleman County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Echo that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coleman County community of Echo.
- Orange County
- This Echo is located in Orange County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km] to the south of the Echo that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Echo.
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Echo [Fayette County].
- Wayne County
- This Echo is located in Wayne County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Echo that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Echo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo ...
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.
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - California Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- California Junction is located in Harrison County
- Euclid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Hard Scratch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hard Scratch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Scratch
- Hard Scratch is located in Harrison County
- Herman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Herman is located in Washington County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <5>
- Little Sioux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sioux have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sioux
- Little Sioux is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Sioux <5>
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Missouri Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
- Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <5>
- Moorhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Moorhead is located in Monona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <5>
- Orson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Echo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Echo and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Echo to Logan, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Echo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountyia.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Echo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Echo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7419, Longitude: -95.9417 In this case, the coordinates for Echo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. 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 Echo 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 county. 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Echo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.112 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.818 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.831 degrees. |