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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Echo Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Hill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hill:
- 39.363166, -76.114672
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Echo Hill
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Echo Hill is near Cecil County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Echo Hill
Communities Also Named Echo Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Echo Hill.
Within Maryland, the name Echo Hill is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Echo Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Echo Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Echo Hill that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Echo Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Hill ...
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.
- Bigwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bigwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigwoods
- Buck Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buck Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
- Buck Neck Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
- Butlertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Butlertown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlertown
- Catts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Catts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catts Corner
- Goose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hill
- Hanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hanesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Harmony Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corner
- Kennedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knocks Folly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knocks Folly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knocks Folly
- Lynch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Michaelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Parson Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parson Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Hill
- Robinson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Still Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Still Pond Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond Station is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond Station
- Sunset Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
How Far From Echo Hill 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Echo Hill and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Echo Hill to Chestertown, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Echo Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3632, Longitude: -76.1147 In this case, the coordinates for Echo Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.313 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.142 degrees. |
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