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San Francisco and Seattle are nothing compared to other cities..,
Albuquerque:
As you can see by the following elevation numbers the downtown area is really lower in elevation than anywhere in the city, its located in the Rio Grande River Valley.
Downtown Elevation 4,953
South Valley Elevation 5,288
East Side Area 5,911
My House West Side(VR) 5,550
Albuquerque has Real Hilly Areas, plus were pretty high up in elevation for a city its size.
Albuquerque may be located at a higher elevation, but the city itself is rather flat when compared to Seattle or San Francisco.
It's funny (ironic) to see Columbus on your list, Steve-O. When a co-worker of mine from Champaign visited Columbus, she came back raving about how hilly it was! That's how flat Champaign is. Add it to the list!
Memphis is NOT flat. The city has quite a bit of rolling terrain. Very charming city.
And Indianapolis is not that flat. The central part of the city perhaps, but there are some decent sized hills across the northern side of town, and also on the far southside.
In fact, the highest elevation in Indy is about 900 feet on the far northwest side, and the lowest elevation is about 650 feet on the far south side-- a difference of about 250 feet. Not super rugged, but not pancake flat as many would like you to believe.
It's funny (ironic) to see Columbus on your list, Steve-O. When a co-worker of mine from Champaign visited Columbus, she came back raving about how hilly it was! That's how flat Champaign is. Add it to the list!
Hilly? I didnt see anything out of the ordinary.
But yes, Champaign lies squarely in the middle of glaciated land, so naturally anything would look hilly.
But yes, Champaign lies squarely in the middle of glaciated land, so naturally anything would look hilly.
Yes, there's a saying, "if it doesn't look flat any more, you've been there too long"! I once read that Douglas Co., Ill, just to the south of Champ. Co, is the flattest in Illinois.
Yes, there's a saying, "if it doesn't look flat any more, you've been there too long"! I once read that Douglas Co., Ill, just to the south of Champ. Co, is the flattest in Illinois.
Well, where I live there are some decent rolling hills, keeps things interesting. I dont really care if the area is flat or hilly, as long as the quality of life is good and there are abundant things to do, which Chicagoland has in heaps.
I do enjoy driving out through the Campton Hills area, and down near Elburn for some quick-fix scenery. Its not the Rockies, but I still enjoy it, especially driving to the top of Johnsons Mound, etc.
Central IL is incredibly flat for the most part. I DREAD driving down 55 or 57, especially during the daytime.
Norfolk/Va Beach is very flat. The highest elevation (and only real change in elevation) in Va Beach is a capped landfill dubbed (appropriately), Mount Trashmore.
I think the Lubbock metro area is one of the flattest in the country, from what I read somewhere the Texas panhandle and parts of eastern NM are the flattest, I dont know how true this is.
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; I just want to rep our hill.
