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DFW was not included but in terms of scenery for a metro of its size and character, it has some rolling hills and most significantly, more water within a 40 mile radius than any of the metros listed:
1. White Rock lake just north of downtown with a great view of the CBD
2. Lake Grapevine, Lewisville, Joe Pool, Worth, Arlington, Benbrook, Lavon. and Roberts. Farther out - Tawokoni, Cedar Creek, Possum Kingdom, Granbury and Texoma.
DFW has more water within a 40 mile radius than the coastal metros listed???
DC looks like Atlanta but with a huge river (and a few smaller rivers and dozens of creeks). I’ll say it again, Great Falls is more scenic than any natural element in any of the other cities on this list. Then there’s Harper’s Ferry! With the horse farms in Loudon, gorgeous towns like Frederick, Middleburg and Alexandria...DC easily wins this.
I just don’t see the Atlanta enthusiasm on this poll. It’s very pretty but geographically it looks just like Fairfax, Montgomery, Raleigh, Charlotte and Henrico
I agree that DC wins this but I also believe Atlanta has the edge when it comes to scenery compared to most of those other places. To its credit, the metro area contains the Amicalola Falls, the tallest cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi.
DFW has more water within a 40 mile radius than the coastal metros listed???
Potentially yes. If you measure lake shorelines and combine them all, its hundreds of miles. How long is the shoreline of say Miami-Dade county, Jacksonville, Savannah, Corpus Christi, Mobile, Tampa. Their all linear on one side for the most part. Now if you add in the Florida Keys to South Florida, its a different story but that's what a few hours south of Miami?
DC looks like Atlanta but with a huge river (and a few smaller rivers and dozens of creeks). I’ll say it again, Great Falls is more scenic than any natural element in any of the other cities on this list. Then there’s Harper’s Ferry! With the horse farms in Loudon, gorgeous towns like Frederick, Middleburg and Alexandria...DC easily wins this.
I just don’t see the Atlanta enthusiasm on this poll. It’s very pretty but geographically it looks just like Fairfax, Montgomery, Raleigh, Charlotte and Henrico
Exactly, again unfamiliarity or other issues more notably perhaps.
Potentially yes. If you measure lake shorelines and combine them all, its hundreds of miles. How long is the shoreline of say Miami-Dade county, Jacksonville, Savannah, Corpus Christi, Mobile, Tampa. Their all linear on one side for the most part. Now if you add in the Florida Keys to South Florida, its a different story but that's what a few hours south of Miami?
That ain't the same thing as having more water within a 40-mile radius.
That ain't the same thing as having more water within a 40-mile radius.
Not to mention, "Linear on one side" if a wildly inaccurate description of Tampa's "shoreline." There are three bays separating the three cities in the region. And then there is the gulf.
Nah Austin's tree canopy is no where near Atlanta. It's not even close actually. Atlanta does not have huge swaths of treeless rolling prairie like Austin does. There are some specific areas of Austin that have a lot of trees like Atlanta but they also aren't as tall. ATL also has more variety and is more lush.
Wait, what? Where is there treeless rolling prairie in Austin, TX? I think Atlanta definitely has taller trees, thanks to more consistent rainfall (and compared to West Austin, deeper soil). However, the overall density of trees is pretty similar. Both cities are very naturally forested.
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