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Communities Also Named Echo Bay ...

We found five communities that share the name Echo Bay.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Echo Bay.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, four are located in Canada and one is in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Echo Bay lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This Echo Bay is located in Clark County and lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Echo Bay.
    • Northwest Territories
      • This Echo Bay lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the north northwest.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Echo Bay lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Bay ...

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.

  • Churchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Echo River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo River
  • French Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gordon Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Lake
  • Homestead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Homestead is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Meadow Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Payment
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Echo Bay 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 Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Echo Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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 Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Echo Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4850, Longitude: -84.0701    
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Bay 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 311.867 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.101 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.176 degrees.