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Really? Tell me something I didn't know. I did indicate that in my post about the regions of Houston after all.
Also, you seem to have a really broad definition of what is Hill Country. This is the first I've heard of Houston being anywhere near there. The Hill Country consists of limestone/karst hills and generally lies on the Edwards Plateau. Which is nowhere near Houston
This definitely isn't true. DC summers are shorter than Houston's but DC is also pretty humid. And we don't have hordes of mosquitoes down here. Houston's summers are from May until mid to October. It's really nice here the rest of the time.
You sure? About two hours away from the Houston metro, you are deep in the Texas Hill Country:
I visited the hill country and was really impressed. It is a very beautiful area of Texas and the U.S. There is also a northern extent of it an hour west of Dallas starting in Parker County that area is very cool too.
I visited the hill country and was really impressed. It is a very beautiful area of Texas and the U.S. There is also a northern extent of it an hour west of Dallas starting in Parker County that area is very cool too.
DFW actually has a "mini" Hill Country in SW Dallas County.
It's not. It's a relief/elevation map. And it still shows that Houston is about as flat as a billiard table and the chest of the waitress that served my food yesterday.
And it still shows that the Hill Country is further to the west, over by Austin and San Antonio.
Other Eco-Region maps of Texas that I've seen consistently put the region of Metro Houston in the region of the Western Gulf Coastal Plain/Piney Woods/Post-Oak Savannah/Blackland Prairie:
It's not. It's a relief/elevation map. And it still shows that Houston is about as flat as a billiard table and the chest of the waitress that served my food yesterday.
And it still shows that the Hill Country is further to the west, over by Austin and San Antonio.
Other Eco-Region maps of Texas that I've seen consistently put the region of Metro Houston in the region of the Western Gulf Coastal Plain/Piney Woods/Post-Oak Savannah/Blackland Prairie:
That the NW side of the Houston metro is the geographical start of the hill country. It's where the coastal plain transitions into the grasslands of the hill country.
And I got you before you edited your post. Not sure what that last sentence was for. It isn't like you're helping.
If we are talking about the city, Houston is flat and dry as a pancake. DC has hills inside the city limits, plus cliffs that rise up above the Potomac heading west. Like I mentioned earlier, FF County is one of the top ten richest counties in the US. Where is Harris County ranked? FF also has top schools. It's no comparison!
That the NW side of the Houston metro is the geographical start of the hill country. It's where the coastal plain transitions into the grasslands of the hill country.
And I got you before you edited your post. Not sure what that last sentence was for. It isn't like you're helping.
Like I said, this is the first I've heard of Grasslands being defined as Hill Country, but whatever helps you sleep at night. I showed ecoregion maps that show that assertion is a falsehood.
And you're not exactly helping by making such ridiculous assertions that grasslands/Post-Oak Savannah and the Hill Country are the same thing. They're not, geographically or geologically. And NW Harris County? Not exactly a hilly area. Hill Country it ain't.
Like I said, this is the first I've heard of Grasslands being defined as Hill Country, but whatever helps you sleep at night. I showed ecoregion maps that show that assertion is a falsehood.
No, you showed a map that shows parts of Houston's metro under the same formation as the areas around San Antonio/Austin.
I'll tell you how my sleep tonight goes.
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And you're not exactly helping by making such ridiculous assertions that grasslands/Post-Oak Savannah and the Hill Country are the same thing. They're not, geographically or geologically. And NW Harris County? Not exactly a hilly area.
Huh? I didn't say NW Harris County. I said the NW side of Houston's metro, which is Waller County. Waller County is hilly.
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