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I think because Baltimore and D.C. are much closer to Philadelphia than New York, Philadelphia tends to lean more in the direction of the "lower Northeast." I'd say that New York is really kind of the one stuck in the middle. It is unquestionably the capital of the Northeast, and I think is tied halfway to Philadelphia and halfway to Boston. On the other hand, it is so much larger than both of these cities that it is easily kind of distinct from both. It has characteristics of both cities.
New York is MUCH closer to Philadelphia than to Boston. It's actually a bit closer to Baltimore than to Boston. Philly, also, is closer to NY than to DC or Baltimore.
Some numbers (from Google Maps)
NY to Philly: 94 miles
NY to Boston: 216 miles
NY to Baltimore: 192 miles
NY to DC: 229 miles
Philly to Baltimore: 105 miles
Philly to DC: 141 miles
New York is MUCH closer to Philadelphia than to Boston. It's actually a bit closer to Baltimore than to Boston. Philly, also, is closer to NY than to DC or Baltimore.
Some numbers (from Google Maps)
NY to Philly: 94 miles
NY to Boston: 216 miles
NY to Baltimore: 192 miles
NY to DC: 229 miles
Philly to Baltimore: 105 miles
Philly to DC: 141 miles
Is that in terms of roads or actual mileage, like nautically speaking Roads can be deceiving in how far apart two cities actually are. In any case, distance has really nothing to do with it. Louisville is much closer to Indianapolis and Cincinnati than it is to Nashville, yet is distinctly Southern and has a lot in common with Nashville and very little in common with Cincinnati or Indianapolis. So often, the last thing I look to to determine which cities are more alike is distance.
Is that in terms of roads or actual mileage, like nautically speaking Roads can be deceiving in how far apart two cities actually are. In any case, distance has really nothing to do with it. Louisville is much closer to Indianapolis and Cincinnati than it is to Nashville, yet is distinctly Southern and has a lot in common with Nashville and very little in common with Cincinnati or Indianapolis. So often, the last thing I look to to determine which cities are more alike is distance.
I told you I-71 was a waste of money. We need a freeway from Traverse City to Alpena, or Green Bay to Wausau. Elect me for president.
It's interesting that a seemingly innocent thread meant to provoke thought has deteriorated into an all-out bashfest. I happen to think Duluth, MN has more to offer its residents than cities twice its size.
This seems to happen to most threads here on City-Data.
Wow, you might be one in a million with the Duluth comment.
I'd say that New York is really kind of the one stuck in the middle. It is unquestionably the capital of the Northeast
That, and when people talk of the East Coast they always talk about New York, as if it was not just the only East Coast city, but the entire East Coast itself (and by 'people' I am referring those who do not live on the East Coast), and if they are talking about some other city they just simply refer to it as Back East.
Is that in terms of roads or actual mileage, like nautically speaking Roads can be deceiving in how far apart two cities actually are. In any case, distance has really nothing to do with it. Louisville is much closer to Indianapolis and Cincinnati than it is to Nashville, yet is distinctly Southern and has a lot in common with Nashville and very little in common with Cincinnati or Indianapolis. So often, the last thing I look to to determine which cities are more alike is distance.
Fair point, but trust me.....NY is far closer to Philadelphia no matter how you slice it
UPenn is a great school. But it’s not as well-known as Harvard or Columbia. Go for a job interview with Harvard, Columbia, Boston College, NYU, or MIT on your resume and you are set. UPenn’s really not as well-known, although it still is a great school.
University of Pennsylvania's name is just as good as Boston College,Columbia and NYU.
I'll give you Harvard,MIT and throw n Yale and Princeton.
Correct,my wife goes up there a couple times a year and it takes no time at all.
I never understood why better rail service was never established all over the Quad-State Area to ease traffic congestion. We need rail lines from the Lehigh Valley to NYC and Philly. We need rail lines from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to the Lehigh Valley and then onwards to NYC and Philly. We need rail lines from Atlantic City to Philly and NYC. We need rail lines from Danbury to NYC. We can only tear down so many homes in NJ to widen the freeways before Garden Staters start squawking at us!
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Roads can be deceiving in how far apart two cities actually are. In any case, distance has really nothing to do with it. Louisville is much closer to Indianapolis and Cincinnati than it is to Nashville, yet is distinctly Southern and has a lot in common with Nashville and very little in common with Cincinnati or Indianapolis. So often, the last thing I look to to determine which cities are more alike is distance.
