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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Point:
    • 39.941738, -81.405395
    • 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 Point
  • 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 Point ...

We found one communities that share the name Echo Point.

Within Ohio, the name Echo Point is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Echo Point in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Ohio County
      • This Echo Point is located in Ohio County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Echo Point that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Echo Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Point ...

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.

  • Blacktop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacktop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktop
    • Blacktop is located in Guernsey County
  • Buffalo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chaseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
    • Chaseville is located in Noble County
  • Elizabethtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Guernsey County
  • Kings Mine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mine
    • Kings Mine is located in Guernsey County
  • Kipling
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
    • Kipling is located in Guernsey County
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Noble County
  • Lore City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lore City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore City
    • Lore City is located in Guernsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lore City <3>
  • Mud Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
    • Mud Run is located in Noble County
  • Quaker City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Robins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
    • Robins is located in Guernsey County
  • Salesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Salesville is located in Guernsey County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salesville <3>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Echo Point and extending to:

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Echo Point to Cambridge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west (W). 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 243 miles [391.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Echo Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Echo Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Echo Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9417, Longitude: -81.4054       In this case, the coordinates for Echo Point 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 Point 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 310.479 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.542 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.235 degrees.









 

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