Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Echo Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Echo Village

• 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 Village:
  • 39.125383, -78.196112
  • 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 Village

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Echo Village is near Winchester City and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Village ...

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.

• Bufflick Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bufflick Heights is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflick Heights
• Chambersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
• College Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Heritage Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hill Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hill Crest is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
• Lake Frederick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frederick
• Lost Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost Corner is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
• Poplar Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
• Rolling Fields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Fields is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
• Round Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
• Stonewall Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Woodchuck Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodchuck Heights is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Echo Village and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Echo Village to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'