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The Columbus metro area is in the transition zone from Appalachia to swampy Great Lakes prairies. In the MSA boundaries you can find quite hilly areas, but these are in the central city known to be very flat:
If you looks at photos of the Columbus skyline from the NW to SE you can see the foothills in the background. You can easily make weekend trips to a plethora of state parks and national forests in about an hour from Columbus.
With Ohio sitting further to the east it may not get that extremely flat reputation that other areas get, especially since so much of it sits within the Appalachian foothills, but it is still shocking how little people know about some of Ohio's natural assets.
Generally speaking, it is flat. Although when you drive to Southern Ontario (Niagara region) then you get some cliffs along the Lake which are pretty nice.
I have been in a few suburban areas outside the city of Toronto that look like the picture in that link. However I don't believe that's what the majority of the area looks like. I did see some hilly spots in the region but not a lot.
Thanks for posting. These first two especially are insane. The first one almost looks like somewhere in the Palouse in Eastern Washington, the second one is like Brazil.
If you looks at photos of the Columbus skyline from the NW to SE you can see the foothills in the background. You can easily make weekend trips to a plethora of state parks and national forests in about an hour from Columbus.
With Ohio sitting further to the east it may not get that extremely flat reputation that other areas get, especially since so much of it sits within the Appalachian foothills, but it is still shocking how little people know about some of Ohio's natural assets.
Agreed. Ohio is a pretty state. Upstate New York is beautify as well.......honestly reminded me more of Ohio than PA because of the farms and more scattered forest, although people with more experience are free to disagree.
Oklahoma gets a bad rap too for reasons unknown. I have never been there, but "panhandle flat" is the state's general reputation and as pictures here show, there is much more than that. Maybe one day I will visit.
Generally speaking, it is flat. Although when you drive to Southern Ontario (Niagara region) then you get some cliffs along the Lake which are pretty nice.
I have been in a few suburban areas outside the city of Toronto that look like the picture in that link. However I don't believe that's what the majority of the area looks like. I did see some hilly spots in the region but not a lot.
The largest elevation difference in the city limits of Buffalo is only about 140 feet, but the vertical differential in Erie County (Buffalo) is 1380 feet, almost double that of Cuyahoga or Allegheny County.
Gotcha. Ravines are a good middle ground between hilly and flat. Yeah those areas look familiar and I do remember driving in the city limits on the way towards downtown and seeing similar topography.
I believe those Scarborough bluffs are by the Beach district which was a cool area that I'd spend a fair amount of time in.
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