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Yeah, you can get to bigger mountains faster from Atlanta but they're not part of every day life, i.e. they're not a 20 min drive. When you consider a 20 or 30 mile radius, terrain is both pretty flat with some "hilly" areas. I think DFW has more water/lakes.
Georgia doesn't have anything like the Hill Country with its winerys. But Texas doesn't have oceans as accessible.
I think we should stay away from things over an hour away as they're not immediate amenities accessible on a normal weekend.
Well there's Kennesaw Mountain which is the highest point in the core metro Atlanta area at nearly 2,000 ft. And in Dekalb County, you have Stone Mountain and Arabia Mountain. There are also several wineries in the north Georgia foothills/mountains.
Well there's Kennesaw Mountain which is the highest point in the core metro Atlanta area at nearly 2,000 ft. And in Dekalb County, you have Stone Mountain and Arabia Mountain. There are also several wineries in the north Georgia foothills/mountains.
I do agree that the general north Georgia is more hilly and I've been to Chateau Elan and it's very nice. I love everything about ATL. I just think Dallas has more to offer me personally and Dallas gets a bad rap for being hot in Aug/Sept and flat...
It is certainly less humid/muggy and I personally like the flat because I enjoy better sunrises/sunsets.
Also, there are 319 wineries in the Texas Hill Country.. Here's what one site said:
"Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes the Texas Hill Country wine region, which spans 9 million acres, making it the second-largest wine region in the nation. The dry, sunny Texas Hill Country climate is well suited for growing grapes like Tempranillo, Syrah, Albarino, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Zinfandel. The Texas Hill Country is generally used to refer to all land in the winegrowing region north of San Antonio and west of Austin"
I do agree that the general north Georgia is more hilly and I've been to Chateau Elan and it's very nice. I love everything about ATL. I just think Dallas has more to offer me personally and Dallas gets a bad rap for being hot in Aug/Sept and flat...
It is certainly less humid/muggy and I personally like the flat because I enjoy better sunrises/sunsets.
Also, there are 319 wineries in the Texas Hill Country.. Here's what one site said:
"Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes the Texas Hill Country wine region, which spans 9 million acres, making it the second-largest wine region in the nation. The dry, sunny Texas Hill Country climate is well suited for growing grapes like Tempranillo, Syrah, Albarino, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Zinfandel. The Texas Hill Country is generally used to refer to all land in the winegrowing region north of San Antonio and west of Austin"
Dallas most certainly has its advantages. Although less forested, you do get those open vistas which are pretty nice.
Also, you cannot separate Dallas from its very large satellite cities.. Your options on where to live, what kinda lifestyle you want vary greatly.
Fort Worth - country, big trucks, cowboy hats and boots, true Texas (pop: 1.2M?)
Dallas - more glam and corporate
Las Colinas - corporate HQ land with its own skyline
Plano - upscale suburbia with a skyline (pop. 285k)
Frisco - upscale suburbia with a skyline (pop. 165k)
Southlake - uber upscale suburbia
Denton - fun college town and gets more snow
Arlington - cheap to live in but has Texas Live and Cowboys/Rangers
Rowlett/Rockwall nice and affordable on the lake
I could go on.. I don't feel that ATL's burbs are quite as established cities in their own right as the DFW burbs. IE, any of those cities mentioned could be respectable cities on their own.
Also, you cannot separate Dallas from its very large satellite cities.. Your options on where to live, what kinda lifestyle you want vary greatly.
Fort Worth - country, big trucks, cowboy hats and boots, true Texas (pop: 1.2M?)
Dallas - more glam and corporate
Las Colinas - corporate HQ land with its own skyline
Plano - upscale suburbia with a skyline (pop. 285k)
Frisco - upscale suburbia with a skyline (pop. 165k)
Southlake - uber upscale suburbia
Denton - fun college town and gets more snow
Arlington - cheap to live in but has Texas Live and Cowboys/Rangers
Rowlett/Rockwall nice and affordable on the lake
I could go on.. I don't feel that ATL's burbs are quite as established cities in their own right as the DFW burbs. IE, any of those cities mentioned could be respectable cities on their own.
Yeah, Atlanta is a bit decentralized but DFW takes it to another level. That said, there are a lot of unincorporated built-up areas in metro Atlanta which helps to explain why there aren't more large suburbs (e.g., East Cobb, Cumberland, southern Forsyth County, etc.).
Also, you cannot separate Dallas from its very large satellite cities.. Your options on where to live, what kinda lifestyle you want vary greatly.
Fort Worth - country, big trucks, cowboy hats and boots, true Texas (pop: 1.2M?)
Dallas - more glam and corporate
Las Colinas - corporate HQ land with its own skyline
Plano - upscale suburbia with a skyline (pop. 285k)
Frisco - upscale suburbia with a skyline (pop. 165k)
Southlake - uber upscale suburbia
Denton - fun college town and gets more snow
Arlington - cheap to live in but has Texas Live and Cowboys/Rangers
Rowlett/Rockwall nice and affordable on the lake
I could go on.. I don't feel that ATL's burbs are quite as established cities in their own right as the DFW burbs. IE, any of those cities mentioned could be respectable cities on their own.
I don’t disagree with what you wrote, but this has more to do with size of city limits. Obviously, there is no answer in Metropolitan Atlanta to Fort Worth but other than that, GA cities and counties are small.
*IF* Marietta, Lawrenceville, and Decatur respective populations were reflective of the total number of people living in zip codes associated with each of these cities vs actual city limits, you’d have what you see in the The Metroplex.
Also, people oft fail to mention or realize that Sandy Springs and Dunwoody are home to several large HQs and they share the Perimeter Center skyline. But much to their displeasure, the companies use the Atlanta name and USPS accepts this.
Vinings (unincorporated) is another corporate giant and entertainment district with a skyline of its own. Again, all of these companies use Atlanta and not Vinings.
Buckhead, while not separate from the COA does function as its own little enclave, with a skyline that is distinct and separate from DTA and MTA.
Alpharetta has emerged as a tech power house with 700-800 tech companies and is the focal point of employment in North Fulton (outside of Sandy Springs) which consist of the wealthy suburbs of Roswell, Johns Creek, and Milton + Forsyth County, which is the wealthiest county in the state.
DFW is larger than The A, but they are very much similar metros even with Fort Worth. Atlanta, Dallas, Houston nor Miami have any shortages of “upscale” or wealthy suburbs imo.
Well at least it's easier to see why that's the case in Atlanta with the huge entertainment industry in place there.
You're exactly right.
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