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Originally Posted by OmShahi
Then again, I'm not one of those people who sit there for no reason looking at mileage distances from one city to another to pass time...
lol you're saying I do that? As a kid I loved to read maps, so that's how I know where most cities in the country are. Also from traveling over the years. I find it kind of sad how someone doesn't really know the location of the cities in their own state, but someone halfway across the country does.
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Originally Posted by Rachael84
lol you're saying I do that? As a kid I loved to read maps, so that's how I know where most cities in the country are. Also from traveling over the years. I find it kind of sad how someone doesn't really know the location of the cities in their own state, but someone halfway across the country does.
No, I read maps all the time, i used to look at Atlas's and things all the time, and I still do, which is why I spend a lot of time on here, and take a lot of Geography classes. It's something that actually interests me.
But to be honest, in Texas, most of us don't really care too much for El Paso, it's a large city and everything, but we really don't pay much attention to it, unless it does something good.
No not saying you sit there and read maps, just saying I didn't know it was closer to SD than Houston, I always thought it was the other way around.
^^^ El Paso looks closer to Houston than San Deigo (It also looks almost at the halfway mark between Houston and San Deigo), which is what I always thought up when I saw maps. I just never really looked into actual numbers.
Just curious where that stat came from? it just seems like there would be at least 15-20 areas that would exceed 7 million within a 100 mile radius - plus I really like these lists
Yeah, I'm not sold on that 'statistic' either, never heard of anyone use the 100 mile radius. We would be on the 'outskirts' of Charlotte living in Columbia (about 95 miles from Charlotte), and we only go to the queen city a couple times a year and that's usually to visit friends.
I would imagine there are other cities that would gladly use that rule in the middle of large cities. For instance, Mansfield, OH is right in the middle of Columbus & Cleveland, so even though it has like 100k people, they would have 4 or 5 million within a '100-mile' radius. Or what about Richmond, IN, it's smack in the middle of Cbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Ft. Wayne & Indianapolis (all within a 100-mile radius), so despite it being a town of 40k, it would approach 8 million adding those 4 metros into their total!
So, I don't really see the relevance of that statistic.
Yeah, I'm not sold on that 'statistic' either, never heard of anyone use the 100 mile radius. We would be on the 'outskirts' of Charlotte living in Columbia (about 95 miles from Charlotte), and we only go to the queen city a couple times a year and that's usually to visit friends.
I would imagine there are other cities that would gladly use that rule in the middle of large cities. For instance, Mansfield, OH is right in the middle of Columbus & Cleveland, so even though it has like 100k people, they would have 4 or 5 million within a '100-mile' radius. Or what about Richmond, IN, it's smack in the middle of Cbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Ft. Wayne & Indianapolis (all within a 100-mile radius), so despite it being a town of 40k, it would approach 8 million adding those 4 metros into their total!
So, I don't really see the relevance of that statistic.
Agree - If you used Philly as the center point it would include NYC and Baltimore within that radius - think somewhere close to 35-40 million
No, I read maps all the time, i used to look at Atlas's and things all the time, and I still do, which is why I spend a lot of time on here, and take a lot of Geography classes. It's something that actually interests me.
But to be honest, in Texas, most of us don't really care too much for El Paso, it's a large city and everything, but we really don't pay much attention to it, unless it does something good.
No not saying you sit there and read maps, just saying I didn't know it was closer to SD than Houston, I always thought it was the other way around.
^^^ El Paso looks closer to Houston than San Deigo (It also looks almost at the halfway mark between Houston and San Deigo), which is what I always thought up when I saw maps. I just never really looked into actual numbers.
Yeah I think it's like a 10 hour drive from Austin to El Paso
El Paso looks closer to Houston than San Deigo (It also looks almost at the halfway mark between Houston and San Deigo), which is what I always thought up when I saw maps. I just never really looked into actual numbers.
El Paso to San Diego=628 mi
El Paso to Houston=674 mi
I heard that from a resident of El Paso and didn't believe it until arriving in San Diego in the late afternoon from there.
Like honestly from my viewpoint being a Texan and all and driving through El Paso before (To go to Phoenix) it just seems so unbelievable!
Because the drive from Tucson to San Deigo took a long time too, so it really made me think El Paso is closer to Houston.
You know what? I think that driving in the mountains between Arizona and California is what makes it feel like it's further from El Paso than Houston, because people generally go slower there due to caution (There are a lot of boulders and rocks that could fall on the street at any given point for like a 40 mile stretch) and I guess that plays a huge role on time.
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El Paso? Yeah, how great it is.
I can just imagine the thrill of looking over your shoulder for the possibility of being kindapped by a drug dealer near the mexican border.
Yeah to bad for you that it's one of the safest cities in America.
I mean, with the amount of security there, I wouldn't expect any less from them.
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