Here in Colorado Springs we're at 6,036 feet above sea level :D

About 900 feet.

I always thought it would be cool to live that high up, R&Rfan -- although I'm sure it's really no different, and unless you knew, you wouldn't be able to tell a difference.

Here in the Bay Area, it's basically at sea level (I think San Jose is 87 feet above?).

PS: I also think living below sea level would be interesting, in a creepy kind of way. ;) I've always been into Geography and stuff like that -- correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't California & Louisiana the only states to go below sea level?

I always thought it would be cool to live that high up, R&Rfan -- although I'm sure it's really no different, and unless you knew, you wouldn't be able to tell a difference.

Here in the Bay Area, it's basically at sea level (I think San Jose is 87 feet above?).

PS: I also think living below sea level would be interesting, in a creepy kind of way. ;) I've always been into Geography and stuff like that -- correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't California & Louisiana the only states to go below sea level?
I'm not sure ...i think in New Orleans they are below though. As for being up here...it's great! I love to run so when I go to Nebraska and visit my brother, I do even better because of more oxygen 8) Definatly love living in my Rocky Mountain High here in Colorado :)

Sea Level (any lower and we'd be underwater  :o)

721 feet

My area of Pensacola is 27 feet.

Here in Asheville, NC our elevation is 2,216 feet.

I have no Idea, i'll ask daddy  :D
Daddy, how high am I?

to high to drive   :D

I have no Idea, i'll ask daddy  :D
Daddy, how high am I?

to high to drive   :D


LOL!

Or the Cheech & Chong variation - "How am I drivin', man?" "We're parked."

Their license plate: "Los Guys" ;D

LOL!

Or the Cheech & Chong variation - "How am I drivin', man?" "We're parked."

you mean we're smoking dog shit man?   :o

"You just drank p*ss, man"

;D

I was amazed I was able to find this out  :o :o :o

Specifically for where I live, which is technically outside Brisbane :

Kallangur - 42 Metres above sea level - which in the old money equates to 138 feet

Haven't got a clue all I know is I live the furthest away from the sea as you can get in the U.K !

I was amazed I was able to find this out  :o :o :o

Specifically for where I live, which is technically outside Brisbane :

Kallangur - 42 Metres above sea level - which in the old money equates to 138 feet


How did you find out?

In my part of Sydney, approximately 190 metres. Not sure what that translates to feet, sorry :-\\

How did you find out?


Ah !  Damn good question Jaytee  ;D

I googled "Dakabin elevation sea level" knowing full well that railways are always keen on listing elevation as part of their statistical data, and bingo :

http://qroti.com/cgi/placeinfo.pl?Name=Dakabin

Scroll down and there you have it  :)  A crapload of useless information  ;D 

You will be able to do the same with your nearest station  :)

In my part of Sydney, approximately 190 metres. Not sure what that translates to feet, sorry :-\\


I googled how to do that as well, Mooey  :)

A metre equals 3.2808399 feet

So yours in feet = 623 feet above sea level  ;)

I googled how to do that as well, Mooey :)

A metre equals 3.2808399 feet

So yours in feet = 623 feet above sea level ;)


Aah cool ! Thank you Fussy :)

Ah !  darn good question Jaytee  ;D

I googled "Dakabin elevation sea level" knowing full well that railways are always keen on listing elevation as part of their statistical data, and bingo :

http://qroti.com/cgi/placeinfo.pl?Name=Dakabin

Scroll down and there you have it  :)  A crapload of useless information  ;D 

You will be able to do the same with your nearest station  :)


Thanks.  ;)

I've just found out we're 10 metres above sea level  :D

I've also discovered there is a "Camp Hill" in Pennsylvania and a "Camp Hill" prison on the Isle Of Wight and a "Norman Park" in Georgia and a "Norman Park" running track in the UK  :) 

I had no idea train stations listed their elevation above sea level.  How did you come by this not so useless piece of information ???

Thanks.  ;)

I had no idea train stations listed their elevation above sea level.  How did you come by this not so useless piece of information ???


Welcome I'm sure  :)

Err, well, I have always just had an interest in railways and I guess it is simply something I have picked up through experience.  I am not really sure how else I can explain  :)

Never thought I could put it to practical use however  ;D

Ah !  darn good question Jaytee  ;D

I googled "Dakabin elevation sea level" knowing full well that railways are always keen on listing elevation as part of their statistical data, and bingo :

http://qroti.com/cgi/placeinfo.pl?Name=Dakabin

Scroll down and there you have it  :)  A crapload of useless information  ;D 

You will be able to do the same with your nearest station  :)


Nope! Can't do that with Bexleyheath...!!

How delightful of your railways to throw that info' at you...over here, we sometimes get a thing called a 'timetable' (which is used in the loosest possible definition) and that's about it...

Anyway, I live approximately a mile and a half off the bank of the River Thames, so I presume I can't be that far over some sort of sea-level...unless rivers have started to flow uphill these days...

Nope! Can't do that with Bexleyheath...!!

How delightful of your railways to throw that info' at you...over here, we sometimes get a thing called a 'timetable' (which is used in the loosest possible definition) and that's about it...

Anyway, I live approximately a mile and a half off the bank of the River Thames, so I presume I can't be that far over some sort of sea-level...unless rivers have started to flow uphill these days...


You can find anything if you look long enough on the net Paul  ;D

Check out what I found just for you  :)

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/archive/index.php/t-14130.html

When the page loads, go to this entry :

altis - 29-06-2004, 14:27

Then start reading down  :)

Remember : A metre equals 3.2808399 feet


PS  The bill for this service is in the mail  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'm in a very flat area that's just a few miles from the ocean, so I've no doubt that I'm at sea-level.  :D

680 feet above sea level.  Which is about 207.317 meters.


I've also discovered there is a "Camp Hill" in Pennsylvania and a "Camp Hill" prison on the Isle Of Wight and a "Norman Park" in Georgia and a "Norman Park" running track in the UK :)


I live about 25 miles away from Camp Hill in Pennsylvania.  There's a prison there too.

Haven't got a clue all I know is I live the furthest away from the sea as you can get in the U.K !


In Leicester?

Leicester is the furthest actual city from the sea in the whole country.

Apparently.

Our highest elevation is just under 900 feet, however the part of Leicester i live in is around 400 feet up.. which is somewhat of a suprise.

For some reason I couldn't find the elevation for NYC, but I did find Two other cool sites:

This one will give some interesting statistics about your hometown, except for the elevation of NYC

www.city-data.com

AND this one will show you precise satellite photos of your home and surrounding neighborhood
it's cool and creepy at the same time

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/


try them out!

For some reason I couldn't find the elevation for NYC, but I did find Two other cool sites:

This one will give some interesting statistics about your hometown, except for the elevation of NYC

www.city-data.com

AND this one will show you precise satellite photos of your home and surrounding neighborhood
it's cool and creepy at the same time

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/


try them out!


89 ft at Central Park and 10 ft at JFK Airport

Willamette Valley, Oregon?  I'd guess about 300 feet; I live right next to the Willamette River.

89 ft at Central Park and 10 ft at JFK Airport



Mystery solved. :)

Mystery solved. :)


Same here, due to Fuss's find...

If my contour line reading skills are correct, I find that I am 20m (or 66ft in old money) above sea level...

Amazing - I would've thought I'd have been no more than 66 inches above it...I'll start getting nosebleeds...!

If I read the map correctly last night I am at about 40 metres.

Same here, due to Fuss's find...



Wait'll I send you the bill - it will be much higher than Bexleyheath  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

In Leicester?

Leicester is the furthest actual city from the sea in the whole country.

Apparently.

Our highest elevation is just under 900 feet, however the part of Leicester i live in is around 400 feet up.. which is somewhat of a suprise.
No not Leicester, I live just outside of Oxford and I was told that it was the most central/inland place in the U.K but I sure that's  wrong. I guess I shouldn't have been so lazy and actually looked it up like everyone else.  ;)

No not Leicester, I live just outside of Oxford and I was told that it was the most central/inland place in the U.K but I sure that's  wrong. I guess I shouldn't have been so lazy and actually looked it up like everyone else.  ;)


because I am sad b*st*rd I googled on "centre of England" and found that the centre of England is not Meriden, near Oxford, as is popularly believed but a small farm in Leicestershire

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2271925.stm

So Alchoholica was more or less right

I just worked it out.

I am ten and a half miles from the centre as the crow flys.

So i am actually closer to the centre of the country than the Historical Centre is  ;D

And Leicester is the closest city which would indeed mean that we are the farthest from the sea.

And Leicester is the closest city which would indeed mean that we are the farthest from the sea.


Sad B that I am I then googled "Furthest from the sea" +England and found

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/3090539.stm

giving Coton-in-the-Elms as the furthest town/village.  Derby is closer to that and is further West than Leicester so I reckon that makes Derby the furthest city and Leicester next.

because I am sad b*st*rd I googled on "centre of England" and found that the centre of England is not Meriden, near Oxford, as is popularly believed but a small farm in Leicestershire

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2271925.stm

So Alchoholica was more or less right
And there I was thinking I was the centre of the U.K and it all revolved around me , I'm crushed........ ;)

Wait'll I send you the bill - it will be much higher than Bexleyheath  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


And the start of another nosebleed, I'll wager...!!

I found a website that the preview says it's 726 ft., but it's not actually ON the website ???  All of the other data is REALLY out of date, but I doubt we've changed elevation-wise ;D
;D :)

Sad B that I am I then googled "Furthest from the sea" +England and found

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/3090539.stm

giving Coton-in-the-Elms as the furthest town/village.  Derby is closer to that and is further West than Leicester so I reckon that makes Derby the furthest city and Leicester next.


Derby... city.. oh Karen you never cease to make me laugh.

Derby... city.. oh Karen you never cease to make me laugh.


They've got a cathedral so that's a city in my book.  And in another book - Collins English Dictionary

Hmmm...I believe the elevation where I currently live (Oxnard, CA) is about 61 ft. above sea level. That's way lower than anywhere in the L.A. area, which is more than 10 times that!