Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Echo Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Echo Beach
- 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 Beach:
- 47.886156, -116.876028
- 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 Beach
- 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 Kootenai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
- Since Echo Beach is near Bonner County and also Spokane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bonner County
- eBird sighting report for Spokane 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 Beach ...
We found two communities that share the name Echo Beach.
Within Idaho, the name Echo Beach is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Echo Beach lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the east of the Echo Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Echo Beach is located in Bucks County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km]<1> to the east of the Echo Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Echo Beach.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Beach ...
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.
- Fir Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Haycrop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - North Pole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
- North Pole is located in Kootenai County
- Silver Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Kootenai County
- Silver Sands Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Sands Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands Beach
- Silver Sands Beach is located in Kootenai County
- Spirit Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
- Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <3>
- Sturgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
- Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County
- Twinlow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Echo Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Echo Beach and extending to:
- Coeur d'Alene, which is the Seat of Kootenai County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Echo Beach to Coeur d'Alene, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,430 miles [11,957.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Echo Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Echo Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Echo Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8862, Longitude: -116.8760 |
| <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 Beach 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 336.409 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.277 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.185 degrees. |