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Most studies show FL and LA as the flattest states, but in the end flatness doesn't really matter. For example, MN is considered flatter than IN (I think it's fifth flattest or something), but it's far prettier and more picturesque than IN. At the end of the day, IN and IL are basically evenly matched when it comes to access to Lake Michigan, river valleys, hilly regions in their southern parts with national forests in them, virtually identical highest points etc. Each has something that the other doesn't have like the Driftless, dunes, cypress swamps, etc. In my opinion, they look pretty much the same for the lion's share of the state.
And then in that same study IN ranks in the top 10 for flatness, but if you look at them ranked for percentage of the flattest category of land IN and IL rank differently:
And then in that same study IN ranks in the top 10 for flatness, but if you look at them ranked for percentage of the flattest category of land IN and IL rank differently:
But it still doesn't matter; see my comment regarding MN "flatter" than IN.
That's all well and good, I was just saying that IL is a lot flatter than a lot of people think, and isn't next to IN on flatness even though the states border each other.
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