Is Columbus really flat as a board? (Westerville, Zanesville: homes, horseback)

[Tenzo]

that looks pretty darn flat

[Obsolete1.0]

Is Columbus really flat as a board?
Almost, since it is being digitally compressed. And what an improvement! Less yaw.

[ColumbusNEWb]

HA! yea it looks flat because you are looking directly at it but notice I took the pic from a hill... which is what I was saying the South East Metro area is not flat.... It's rolling hills. Also the elevation for Franklin County ranges from an elevation with the high point of Franklin County being 1132ft (345m) above sea level near New ALbany, and the low point being 670ft (207m) where the Scioto River leaves the county near Lockbourne.
The area downtown and most of the 315 and I-71 corridors are in the Scioto valley which is flat for the most part but east and west areas of the city and metro are far more elevated than downtown Columbus.

[Tenzo]

Originally Posted by ColumbusNEWb

HA! yea it looks flat because you are looking directly at it but notice I took the pic from a hill... which is what I was saying the South East Metro area is not flat.... It's rolling hills. Also the elevation for Franklin County ranges from an elevation with the high point of Franklin County being 1132ft (345m) above sea level near New ALbany, and the low point being 670ft (207m) where the Scioto River leaves the county near Lockbourne.

that is what I would call "flat"

[streetcreed]

Columbus' central city or older neighborhood street car suburbs from the pre and post WWII era have many ravines.

While there may be a lack of large mountains there are hills, green forest, and great parks. Many who live in the cities sprawling west and east side suburbs fail to realize that Columbus has such urban treasures as these wooded urban neighborhoods.

An example is Iuka Ravine The area is literally just north of downtown columbus and the NE of the Ohio State University. Some know the area as "north Campus" but the neighborhood is really a subset of north campus.

This beautiful ravine is in the central city but looks like a peaceful little village. The center of the ravine is a public park "Iuka Park." The neighborhood is a mix of students, fraternaties, apartments, and home owners (couples, older couples, gay couples, and singles.)

This is why Columbus is so great, gem of neighborhoods like these lye just a block from busy urban streets like High St.

The areas of the metro that have this unique ravine like layout are the northern/central section of Columbus (just north of downtown) to the NW side of the city and metro. This includes Columbus neighborhoods like North Campus (where Iuka Ravine is), Clintonville, and other parts of NW Columbus. Also, parts of the suburbs of Worthington, Delaware, and Powell have these ravine and hill geography.

IUKA RAVINE

Here is the location of the neighborhood just minutes from downtown and in the central city, northern/core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...5&z=13&iwloc=A

[LASam]

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[Tenzo]

oh please
anyone who thinks that columbus is not flat is delusional or ignorant of the world around him.
I've seen kiddie sledding hills with more drop.

If you want evidence look at a topo map. Then compare it to any state besides florida.

[streetcreed]

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[otters21]

There is a steep hill on Grandview Ave. just north of Goodale Blvd. near US 33.

[HuskerDu]

Originally Posted by streetcreed

Columbus' central city or older neighborhood street car suburbs from the pre and post WWII era have many ravines.

While there may be a lack of large mountains there are hills, green forest, and great parks. Many who live in the cities sprawling west and east side suburbs fail to realize that Columbus has such urban treasures as these wooded urban neighborhoods.

An example is Iuka Ravine The area is literally just north of downtown columbus and the NE of the Ohio State University. Some know the area as "north Campus" but the neighborhood is really a subset of north campus.

This beautiful ravine is in the central city but looks like a peaceful little village. The center of the ravine is a public park "Iuka Park." The neighborhood is a mix of students, fraternaties, apartments, and home owners (couples, older couples, gay couples, and singles.)

This is why Columbus is so great, gem of neighborhoods like these lye just a block from busy urban streets like High St.

The areas of the metro that have this unique ravine like layout are the northern/central section of Columbus (just north of downtown) to the NW side of the city and metro. This includes Columbus neighborhoods like North Campus (where Iuka Ravine is), Clintonville, and other parts of NW Columbus. Also, parts of the suburbs of Worthington, Delaware, and Powell have these ravine and hill geography.

IUKA RAVINE

Here is the location of the neighborhood just minutes from downtown and in the central city, northern/core.

iuka ravine columbus, oh - Google Maps

Haha... we used to drive our riced out Mazda GLC, Datsun B210 and Fiat Bravo cars down Iuka, Walhalla and Overbrook (Clintonville) back in the early to mid 80's. Aside from thie near-campus series of ravines or anything man-made in the northwestern suburbs, there is no argument to suggest that Columbus has any more elevation or complicated landscape other than what can be seen while approaching the city from a distance in any direction. Columbus is a comfy little flat place...awwww.