Best greographically situated cities (place, Los Angeles, Chicago, size)

[ajf131]

St. Louis I think. We are about as close to geographically centrally located as you can get.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

Oakland

Yessiree.

Oakland's location is very enviable.

[5Lakes]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

Pretty much any major Northeast city with port access and an international airport. NYC, Philadelphia, and Boston.

Dito.

[Kingsley]

Originally Posted by ajf131

St. Louis I think. We are about as close to geographically centrally located as you can get.

St Louis is a fine city. But what makes it attractive as far as proximity to other cities and attractions. Both natural and man-made?

[blkgiraffe]

Atlanta:

-Centrally located, but far enough from other influential cities to where it dosen't have to compete.

-Located amongst nice hills and a lush forest and only 5 hours away from the ocean (Living in TX, 5hrs is a breeze! lol)

-Mother nature not being a big issue, occasional tornado threats, maybe gust and heavy rains from hurricanes, but that's it.

[Daytonnatian]

Chi-town wins this hands down. Heck, that's the sole reason why it is the nation's second-largest city.

[Hoarfrost]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

I think my area is in a good location. It's within 6 hours of NYC, Philly, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Cleveland, Washington DC, Ottawa and Baltimore, among other major cities. It's within an hour and a half from the Adirondacks. It's less than an hour from the Finger Lakes. Less than an hour from Lake Ontario.

Yeah.

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This is the best location in North America. On the Canadian side you have Quebec, Montreal, Ottowa, and Toronto. On the US side you have Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington. They even match up well.

Ottowa - Washington (Capitals)
Quebec - Boston (Historic, Pseudo-European cities)
Toronto - New York (Largest and most significant cities)
Montreal - Philadelphia (Similar size, but not much else. Honestly this one was just process of elimination.)

An ideal place would be in the focal point of this.

[missionhome]

Originally Posted by Daytonnatian

Chi-town wins this hands down. Heck, that's the sole reason why it is the nation's second-largest city.

Third largest

[Westerner92]

Most cities are what they are because of their location. Maybe there is a flaw in my logic, but it seems that the larger a city is, the better its location is. There's a reason NYC is the nation's largest city. It's a good natural harbor, near many natural resources, some natural beauty, and it's in the middle of the Bos-Wash corridor.

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by Westerner92

Most cities are what they are because of their location. Maybe there is a flaw in my logic, but it seems that the larger a city is, the better its location is. There's a reason NYC is the nation's largest city. It's a good natural harbor, near many natural resources, some natural beauty, and it's in the middle of the Bos-Wash corridor.

You are right for the most part. Places like Phoenix defy this in modern terms, but it had to make sense at the time.

I think those modern terms are what we're judging by here, though. "What city's location is best today," I guess.