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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Echo City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo City 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 City:
    • 40.975259, -111.442092
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Echo City
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo City ...

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.

  • Castle Rock ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coalville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Devils Slide ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Echo Resort
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Resort
    • Echo Resort is located in Summit County
  • Grass Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jeremy Ranch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremy Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy Ranch
    • Jeremy Ranch is located in Summit County
  • Littleton ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Littleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Littleton
    • From Echo City to Littleton
  • Porterville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Richville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rockport ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Summit County
    • Former names for Rockport:
    • Crandall
    • Enoch City
    • Rock Fort
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rockport
    • From Echo City to Rockport

How Far From Echo City 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 City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Echo City once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Echo City and extending to:

  • Coalville, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<5> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Echo City to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,815 miles [2,921 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,742 miles [12,459.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Echo City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Echo City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Echo City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9753, Longitude: -111.4421    
<6>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.
<7>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 City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.591 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.112 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.49 degrees.




 

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