Welcome to Echo Lake ...

Echo Lake is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Echo Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Echo Lake: Echo Lk.

Echo Lake is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Echo Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Echo Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Echo Lake - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Rhode Island and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Echo Lake.

Communities near Echo Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Echo Lake.

• East Stroudsburg
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • East Stroudsburg lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on East Stroudsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg<5>
• Hackettstown
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southeast of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hackettstown
• Newton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Newton
• Stroudsburg
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Stroudsburg lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the southwest of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Stroudsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg<5>
• Bangor
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southwest of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bangor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor<5>
• Pen Argyl
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
  • Pen Argyl lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southwest of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pen Argyl
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl<5>
• Wind Gap
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
  • Wind Gap lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the southwest of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wind Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap<5>
• Belvidere
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the south of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
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• East Bangor
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
  • East Bangor lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the south of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on East Bangor
• Roseto
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
  • Roseto lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southwest of Echo Lake.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Roseto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto<5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Echo Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Echo Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Echo Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Echo Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Echo Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Echo Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Echo Lake ...

Looking for more information about Echo Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Echo Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Echo Lake.

Adding Echo Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Echo Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Echo Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Echo Lake post office opened in 1909.

We also found Echo Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Echo Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/