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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Echo Point 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 Point:
- 40.080675, -80.682959
- 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 Point
- 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Since Echo Point is near Belmont County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Point
Communities Also Named Echo Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Echo Point.
Within West Virginia, the name Echo Point is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Echo Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Echo Point is located in Guernsey County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Echo Point that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Echo Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Echo Point ...
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.
- Betty Zane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Betty Zane is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
- Cedar Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
- Clearview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Elm Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glenns Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenns Run is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
- Greggsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greggsville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Martins Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mozart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mozart is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
- Mozart Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Terminal Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
- Valley Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Camp is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Vineyard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
- Warwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Warwood is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Echo Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Echo Point and extending to:
- Wheeling, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Echo Point to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Echo Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0807, Longitude: -80.6830 In this case, the coordinates for Echo Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.027 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.049 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.863 degrees. |
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