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Originally Posted by LINative
To me the Finger Lakes with its beautiful rolling farmland and small towns would make an even better Shire.
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I could see both. The two regions are so similar in geography. I was thinking the Pioneer Valley area out in Western MA with the rolling hills, the wide river, and the spotty farmland and quaint villages that dot the countryside. Vermont or the lakes region of Maine could fit as well. The Finger Lakes region is certainly a similar type of terrain to the shire and what has been mentioned about New England. Rural PA might work too.
I could picture Death Valley being Mordor. The name even implies the similarities. The Salt Flats would work too.
Glacier NP could represent some of the Mountainous areas.
Eastern Colorado, Eastern Wyoming, or Northeastern New Mexico would be my Rohan.
I could picture "Rivendell" being in the Mountains of the Pacific Northwest.
It's clear now that after listing of possible LOTR location in the U.S. that no female member of this site would ever consider going near me, so I hope someone agrees with me so this post is not ENTIRELY in vain.