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This one has no doubt been offered earlier in this mega-thread, but it is a classic.
Portland, Maine is further south than Portland, Oregon.
I think I remember that one.
Seattle is further North than Maine's Northern border.
The Western edge of Florida is further West than most of Indiana.
Miami is West of Pittsburgh.
The Mason Dixon line is practically on par with the Southern end of Indianapolis.
Chicago is further North than 4 Bos-Wash major cities (and Boston is on par in latitude with only Chicago's North Shore)
Nashville is further East than most of Indiana cities and is still in Central Time
Despite its small size, Savannah has one of the largest St Patrick's Day parades
Most people know that the Colorado Rockies play at the highest elevation above sea level in Major League Baseball. Can you guess the highest ballpark in the American League?
Minnesota Twins, Target Field 812 feet.
**a couple of sources have KC above, and I'm too lazy to fact check
Chase Field (ARI) and Turner Field (ATL) are behind Coors.
Most people know that the Colorado Rockies play at the highest elevation above sea level in Major League Baseball. Can you guess the highest ballpark in the American League?
Minnesota Twins, Target Field 812 feet.
**a couple of sources have KC above, and I'm too lazy to fact check
Chase Field (ARI) and Turner Field (ATL) are behind Coors.
I wonder how many ball parks are basically at Sea Level say less than 50 or 100 ft above sea level
Off the top of my head
Baltimore
Philly
NYC 2
Boston
Miami
DC is probably close
Tampa
Houston
SD
Seattle
Anaheim may be close
LA - imagine Chavez Ravine is at the very least 100ft plus above sea level so maybe exclude that one
The highest point in Pennsylvania is still not as high as the lowest point in Colorado.
yet PA is likely less flat on the whole, not that either are but CO has basically half the state very flat whereas there would be very little of PA considered flat
I wonder how many ball parks are basically at Sea Level say less than 50 or 100 ft above sea level
I think this is reliable since the COL field elevation would match up with the row that marks 5280:
phi 9
sea 10
sd 13
mia 15
bos 20
was 25
hou 38
oak 42
tb 44
nyy 54
nym 54
sf 63
bal 130
ana 160
tor 247
lad 267
stl 455
cle 582
mil 593
chc 596
chw 596
det 596
tex 616
cin 683
pit 743
kc 750
min 812
atl 1050
ari 1082
col 5183
A few more oddities in there if accurate.
Surprising that SF only ranks as the 12th closest to sea-level. This would have to mean that the field is really 63 feet above McCovey Cove, correct? Looking at the pictures, possibly.. but still seems high.
Not sure I buy the Baltimore 130'. How could it have 100+ feet on Philly, DC, and the Inner Harbor?
Not groundbreaking, but Lake Ontario really is much lower than the other Great Lakes.
The 1991 Twins-Braves World Series was the battle of the Highlanders at that time
yet PA is likely less flat on the whole, not that either are but CO has basically half the state very flat whereas there would be very little of PA considered flat
I've heard the east third of Colorado is so flat it makes Kansas look hilly.
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