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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 Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Valley 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 Valley:
- 35.905081, -84.063244
- 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 Valley
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Echo Valley is near Blount County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Valley
Communities Also Named Echo Valley ...
We found two communities that are also named Echo Valley.
Within Tennessee, the name Echo Valley is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Echo Valley is located in Delaware County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Echo Valley that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Echo Valley.
- Schuylkill County
- This Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the northeast of the Echo Valley that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Echo Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Valley ...
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.
- Blue Grass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Grass is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Cedar Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Ebenezer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fox Fire
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fox Fire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Galewood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Gulf Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
- Gulfwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gulfwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
- Henrys Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henrys Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Ferry
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Landmark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Landmark is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Pine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Rocky Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Spanish Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Trails is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
- Stonebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonebrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Suburban Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Ten Mile
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
How Far From Echo Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Echo Valley and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Echo Valley to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Valley) 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 Valley 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 Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9051, Longitude: -84.0632 In this case, the coordinates for Echo Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.128 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.838 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.609 degrees. |
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