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Yes, I am looking to get out of Orlando and things to do is less of a factor. If I were to stay in FL it would be north FL like Tallahasse or Pensacola, but I am looking to get out of FL too. Those cities as well as the ones in TN/SC that I am considering would all have "less things to do". That's to be expected when moving from a city with over 2 million people to a place that is 1/4-1/3 the population. Especially with all the tourist things and theme parks in Orlando. With the amount that I actually do those type of activities, I could easily be a few hours away with no impact. The types of things I like to do on regular basis are things that would not be impacted by where I live. I talking things like going to the movies, bowling, get togethers at friends houses, birdwatching and other outdoor activities. I like to have close proximity, 5-15 min., to common stores like the grocery store, Target, etc. All the cities will fit that criteria for me.
Pertaining to the distance from the cities to the mountains: Can you tell me if this is generally right? Knoxville is about 1 hour to the mountians, Greenville is about 1.5 hours to the mountians but is closer than that to scenery change of the foothills, and Chattanooga is about 2 hours to the mountians but the city has more scenery without leaving it.
Yes, I am looking to get out of Orlando and things to do is less of a factor. If I were to stay in FL it would be north FL like Tallahasse or Pensacola, but I am looking to get out of FL too. Those cities as well as the ones in TN/SC that I am considering would all have "less things to do". That's to be expected when moving from a city with over 2 million people to a place that is 1/4-1/3 the population. Especially with all the tourist things and theme parks in Orlando. With the amount that I actually do those type of activities, I could easily be a few hours away with no impact. The types of things I like to do on regular basis are things that would not be impacted by where I live. I talking things like going to the movies, bowling, get togethers at friends houses, birdwatching and other outdoor activities. I like to have close proximity, 5-15 min., to common stores like the grocery store, Target, etc. All the cities will fit that criteria for me.
Pertaining to the distance from the cities to the mountains: Can you tell me if this is generally right? Knoxville is about 1 hour to the mountians, Greenville is about 1.5 hours to the mountians but is closer than that to scenery change of the foothills, and Chattanooga is about 2 hours to the mountians but the city has more scenery without leaving it.
I guess it depends on your definition of "mountains" but Knoxville and Chattanooga are much closer to mountains than you suggested. In fact, Chattanooga is surrounded by mountains. Literally. Maybe you were referring to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Anyway, within a half hour of downtown Chattanooga you can be hanggliding or kayaking in the "Grand Canyon of Tennessee."
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Pertaining to the distance from the cities to the mountains: Can you tell me if this is generally right? Knoxville is about 1 hour to the mountians, Greenville is about 1.5 hours to the mountians but is closer than that to scenery change of the foothills, and Chattanooga is about 2 hours to the mountians but the city has more scenery without leaving it.
The mountains actually begin in northern Greenville County and you can easily be within the actual midst of them in an hour or so.
From Greenville, within an hour you can be at 3,000 feet....within 2 hours you can be at 6,684 feet.
And your point?? Same from Chattanooga. Atlanta not far behind.......Chattanooga has so much more of an amazing entrance from I-75 from Atlanta, much more than Greenville, Chatt looks like a huge griddy city in the valley when you are going over Missionary Ridge.
Uhhh, the point is that he was responding to this statement made by razsnick:
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Pertaining to the distance from the cities to the mountains: Can you tell me if this is generally right? Knoxville is about 1 hour to the mountians, Greenville is about 1.5 hours to the mountians but is closer than that to scenery change of the foothills, and Chattanooga is about 2 hours to the mountians but the city has more scenery without leaving it.
To be honest, none of the 3 compare to Orlando as far as things to do. Let's not kid ourselves.
Yes, I lived in the Greenville area and was quite surprised by the downtown, but outside of that my interest dropped off fast. Not to be rude, but all 3 of these cities together do not equal Orlando in terms of things to do.
Yes, I lived in the Greenville area and was quite surprised by the downtown, but outside of that my interest dropped off fast. Not to be rude, but all 3 of these cities together do not equal Orlando in terms of things to do.
Pretty sure everyone knows that since these metros are like a third or a fourth the size of Orlando, but obviously that's not really a factor for the OP since he/she is looking to leave Orlando. However, the trade-off is that all three offer different things to do due to their geographical location in the foothills/mountains, so it's kind of an apples-to-oranges comparison.
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