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Lots.
1. White sand beaches on water
2. Stunning cliff side beaches.
3. Rocky New England coast.
4. Lakes surrounded by the beauty of hills and mountains.
5. Rivers, streams and brooks.
6. Bay inlets.
Atleast 6.
There are no true mountains in metro Boston. We both know that.
I know there are some different coastal features; that's not what my point was.
But by and large, the coast is the coast and the beach is the beach in the vast majority of cases.
There are no true mountains in metro Boston. We both know that.
True, but there are some noteworthy hills.
The highest point in Philadelphia is 442 feet above sea level, in Chestnut Hill. The hill in Roxborough that houses the transmission towers for several Philadelphia TV and radio stations is about 320 feet high.
Public TV station WGBH in Boston gets its call letters because its transmitter was (and probably still is) situated atop the Great Blue Hill. At 635 feet, it's higher than any of the hills in or near Philadelphia.*
*The hill in Reading that has the Pagoda near its summit, however, rises some 620 feet above the level of the city and 886 feet above sea level. Reading is in Philadelphia's CSA but not its MSA. The Great Blue Hill, OTOH, lies in Milton, a suburb that touches Boston's southern city limit.
The highest point in Philadelphia is 442 feet above sea level, in Chestnut Hill. The hill in Roxborough that houses the transmission towers for several Philadelphia TV and radio stations is about 320 feet high.
Public TV station WGBH in Boston gets its call letters because its transmitter was (and probably still is) situated atop the Great Blue Hill. At 635 feet, it's higher than any of the hills in or near Philadelphia.*
*The hill in Reading that has the Pagoda near its summit, however, rises some 620 feet above the level of the city and 886 feet above sea level. Reading is in Philadelphia's CSA but not its MSA. The Great Blue Hill, OTOH, lies in Milton, a suburb that touches Boston's southern city limit.
Interesting facts; thanks for sharing.
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Originally Posted by masssachoicetts
we arent talking about that? You are deflecting from your oceanic point.
None of the Northeast Metropolitan Areas have 'true mountains'. That is silly to assume.
I honestly wasn't trying to deflect anything. You brought up mountains as an example of a metro Boston natural feature; I was merely just pointing out a fact that the coastal Northeast isn't exactly prime mountain territory.
I acknowledged that there are some different natural features along the metro Boston coast, but my overall point is that its immediate coastal scenery is overwhelmingly similar. I didn't think that was such an out of line observation to make.
That's not to say it's not scenic--it certainly is. But it's just not super different aesthetically from coastal town/city to coastal town/city within the metro.
Again, that was in response to another poster saying that "Pittsburgh's hills all look the same," but I was countering that coastal areas really could be analyzed in similar fashion. That's literally it.
It isn't listed as option. But, Rochester, NY has an argument. It lacks an ocean or mountains. But, you get the big water setting of a Great Lakes city with more topographic variety than you find in the flatter cities. The city has a large gorge with waterfalls, sand beaches and rolling hills within the city. In the MSA, with in an hour of the city you have Great Lakes shorelines, a glacial lake district and massive hills/gorges.
Here is a video that focuses showcases the rivers, gorge and waterfalls, the lakefront and the greenery/hills of a relatively compact city of 36 sq miles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FG9srmZlyY
Within an hour the city there are lakes, beaches/bluffs, gorges, waterfalls and hills and valleys.
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