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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 Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Beach 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 Beach:
    • 40.066778, -74.946279
    • 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 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Since Echo Beach is near Burlington County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Beach

Communities Also Named Echo Beach ...

We found two communities that are also named Echo Beach.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Echo Beach is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located 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 ...
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Echo Beach that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Echo Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Echo Beach lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Echo Beach that is located in Bucks County.

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.

  • Beverly
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Blue Grass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Carriage Stop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
  • Echo Reach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Echo Reach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
  • Edgewater Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Flushing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flushing is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Maple Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maple Beach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
  • Maple Shade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Normandy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Normandy is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
  • Orchard View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Orchard View is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pennypack Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack Woods
    • Pennypacker Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
    • Riverside Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Rockdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Sharper
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sharper is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper
    • Skin Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Skin Corner is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
    • Union Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Landing is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing
    • Winder Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village

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:

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Echo Beach to Doylestown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 137 miles [220.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Echo Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Echo Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0668, Longitude: -74.9463       In this case, the coordinates for Echo Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.564 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.118 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.352 degrees.