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Old 04-09-2011, 04:54 PM
 
Location: MN
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Old 04-09-2011, 09:08 PM
 
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They should build one of those slow observation rides there, that would be cool to see both at the same time.
It's true! I saw Philly from Nitro, & NYC from Kingda Ka I swear-
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Old 04-09-2011, 09:10 PM
 
Location: THE THRONE aka-New York City
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Your point?
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Huh? How can a state have a designated skyline? Are you not aware New Jersey is a medium-sized state, and not a city?
Are ya not aware that nj has cities with its own skyline Manhattan is not njs skyline. duh
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Old 06-20-2011, 09:26 PM
 
Location: Centre Wellington, ON
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Great Adventure is 40.4 miles from CC Philadelphia Gmaps Pedometer

And is 45.5 miles to the battery in Manhattan; I would think this is definately possible Gmaps Pedometer


maybe that is why Great Adventure is so crowded there is like 20 million people within a fifty mile radius and nearly 35 million within a 100 miles radius
Hey, gmaps pedometer is really useful, I'm glad you showed it. Everyone else here should use it too.

I went for a bike ride yesterday and stopped at the Scarborough Bluffs in Toronto. You could see the smokestack of the power plant in Somerset, NY, as well as what appeared to be a smaller building next to it. I'm actually really surprised I could see that smaller building, it must be only around 5-10 stories tall... This is from 40 miles away. You can see it very faintly in the middle right of the picture.


You could also see the Niagara Falls skyline from the Scarborough Bluffs, that's 44 miles, pretty good for a city of 100,000.


People have posted they could see Toronto from Niagara Falls, but that's only 42 miles. If you can see Niagara Falls from 44 miles away in Scarborough, Toronto, you must be able to see Toronto from further than NF. Some said they could see Toronto from Buffalo, that's 59 miles away, so that would be interesting.

Rochester on the other hand is 95 miles away... so I'm doubtful you could see Toronto from one of their skyscrapers. If somewhat can post pictures of Toronto from Buffalo, the next furthest point would probably be in the hills/Niagara escarpment near the Georgian Bay unless there are good hills in New York state between Buffalo and New York. Blue Mountain is probably the best bet in the Niagara Escarpment around the Georgian Bay around 76 miles away and the top of which is about 1250 feet higher than Toronto.

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Old 06-24-2011, 06:23 PM
 
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I doubt that
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Old 06-24-2011, 06:49 PM
 
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Yes, that "myth" is true. I have gone on Kingda Ka at night, and because there are brakes at the top of the tower which slow you down, you can see a few tall buildings all lit up with like a red light on the spires
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Old 06-24-2011, 07:05 PM
 
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Here is New York's skyline from Morristown, NJ, about 38 miles

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Old 06-27-2011, 12:20 PM
 
Location: NYC suburbs
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New York's skyline is visible from my town in Fairfield County about 40 miles away on top of some of the larger hills. I have also seen it while at the top of a lighthouse in Long Island Sound and from some of the houses on the coast the skyline is visible at night.
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Old 06-27-2011, 01:15 PM
 
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Actually, now that I think about it, if you take PA 28 south into the city, you can see downtown Pittsburgh once you get past Etna, which is about four miles away. You can also see it from Frankstown Road in Penn Hills near its intersection with Robinson Boulevard, just before you enter the city limits. That's seven miles away, but it's very brief. If you want a continuously unobstructed view, though, then you're looking at no more than two miles away in any direction.
On about page 6 of this thread someone posted a shot from standing in a very lucky spot in Westmoreland county where you could see the US Steel Bldg and PPG Place. Not much of a spectacular skyline photo but kind of cool that you can see it at all.
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Old 06-27-2011, 05:41 PM
 
Location: The City
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Philadelphia (upper right hand corner)from the Delaware Memorial Bridge which connects NJ (295/NJ Turnpike with I95) south of Wilmington DE - ~30 miles as the crow flies - even at this distance the buildings appear fairly tall, may be from the bridge elevation coupled with a view that is sea level basically to the Philly skyline



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