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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hills:
- 36.202036, -83.347394
- 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 Hills
- 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- Since Echo Hills is near Grainger County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Echo Hills ...
We found four communities that are also named Echo Hills.
Within Tennessee, the name Echo Hills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Echo Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Echo Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Echo Hills.
- Talladega County
- This Echo Hills is located in Talladega County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the southwest of the Echo Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Echo Hills.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southeast of the Echo Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Echo Hills.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Echo Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Echo Hills that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Echo Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Hills ...
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.
- Alpha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Bluegrass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluegrass is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
- Casablanca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Crockett Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Ridge is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Ridge
- Fox Den
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Den is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Holly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Panther Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Panther Creek is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
- Panther Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Panther Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Hills
- Panther Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Panther Lake is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rambling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rambling Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Roe Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roe Junction is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Junction
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Seven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Smokerise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smokerise is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Tigertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tigertown is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown
- Vantage View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vantage View is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage View
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Echo Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Echo Hills and extending to:
- Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Echo Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 Hills) 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2020, Longitude: -83.3474 In this case, the coordinates for Echo Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.703 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.393 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.231 degrees. |
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