Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Echo Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Lakes and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Echo Lakes

• 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 Lakes:
  • 35.299562, -82.495954
  • 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 Lakes

• 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Since Echo Lakes is near Transylvania County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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 Lakes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Lakes ...

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.

• Bent Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
• Crooked Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• English Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • English Hills is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
• Glenn Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hunter Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
• Indian Cave Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
• Indian Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Laurel Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <1>
• Mountain Lake Camp
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
• Overlook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Overlook is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Pebble Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
  • Plantation Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Rosebud
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rosebud is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Sky Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sky Village is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
  • Sugar Hollow Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sugar Hollow Farm is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow Farm
  • Terrace Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
  • Timbercreek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
  • Tranquility
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tranquility is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
  • Tree Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
  • Valley Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
  • Willow Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Echo Lakes 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 Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Echo Lakes and extending to:

• Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Echo Lakes to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'