Oddities of geography (Swiss, removal, households)

[1greatcity]

Detroit, USA, sits is north of Windsor, Canada.

[pnwguy2]

Originally Posted by 1greatcity

Detroit, USA, sits is north of Windsor, Canada.

I may have posted this before but Victoria BC, Canada is further south than Bellingham WA.

[1greatcity]

We think of New Orleans as being near the Mississippi River delta. But the city is not as close to the end of the river as it may seem. The village of Port Eads, Louisiana is actually located 104 miles downstream from New Orleans. It is accessible only by boat or helicopter.

[ram2]

Originally Posted by 1greatcity

Detroit, USA, sits is north of Windsor, Canada.

Detroit is north of many towns in Ontario.

[1greatcity]

Originally Posted by ram2

Detroit is north of many towns in Ontario.

My point was actually that the area around Detroit/Windsor is upside-down as opposed to the commonly known “Canada is north of the US” observation. Here, Canada is south of the US.

[Tusco]

Port Austin, Michigan is 2 and a half hours directly north of Windsor, Ontario.

[ram2]

Originally Posted by Tusco

Port Austin, Michigan is 2 and a half hours directly north of Windsor, Ontario.

And Rogers City, Michigan is further north of both Port Austin and Windsor.

[rnc2mbfl]

Disney World's land area is larger than Miami's.

[1greatcity]

Esmeralda County, Nevada, with a population of 873, has just .22 persons per square mile. There are no incorporated places in Esmeralda. In fact, the county has more ghost towns than census designated places.

[CCrest182]

Originally Posted by 1greatcity

My point was actually that the area around Detroit/Windsor is upside-down as opposed to the commonly known “Canada is north of the US” observation. Here, Canada is south of the US.

Yeah but there are a few examples of this. Like Niagara Falls, NY is directly north of a decent portion of Canada.

And that's just directly north. Nearly a 3rd of the entire mainland U.S.A. is further north than much of southern Ontario.