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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 Mount Echo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Echo 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 Mount Echo:
- 40.102295, -80.529515
- 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 Mount Echo
- 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 Mount Echo is near Washington County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Mount Echo
Communities Also Named Mount Echo ...
We found one communities that are also named Mount Echo.
Within West Virginia, the name Mount Echo is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Mount Echo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- San Patricio County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in San Patricio County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Mount Echo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Echo ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Betty Zane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Betty Zane is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
- Cedar Rocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
- Claysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clearview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Coon Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Echo Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Elm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Golden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Golden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Good Intent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Greggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greggsville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Twilight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twilight is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Valley Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Camp is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Valley Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Mount Echo 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 Mount Echo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mount Echo and extending to:
- Wheeling, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Echo to Wheeling, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mount Echo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Echo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mount Echo 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 Mount Echo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1023, Longitude: -80.5295 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Echo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.932 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.944 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.786 degrees. |
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