Weird Geography Facts
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If all the land in Iowa south of HWY 92 was annexed by Missouri. The average IQ in Iowa and Missouri would increase.
Yeah, the only time I have ever been to Canada was when I crossed the river (via the tunnel) to Windsor, Canada. We thought we would eat lunch there. It was New Year's day so I couldn't exchange any currency to feed a meter so we ended up just crossing back north into Detroit (via the bridge). So I have been to Canada for less than an hour - and I live in Minnesota.
If these are already listed apologies.
Lake Tahoe is further west than Los Angeles
Detroit is further east than Atlanta
Lake Tahoe is further west than Los Angeles
Detroit is further east than Atlanta
Living in Minnesota, I've been to Mexico 10 times. I've been to Canada zero times.
I remember reading A Perfect storm and when they referenced going halfway to Portugal I had to look at a globe and it's pretty surprising what cities are similar latitudinally from Iowa and generally how the US lines up with Europe.
Basically when I look at it I get pissed that some European places with a similar latitude have some incredible mild weather.
Looked this up with the Gemini.
The European city with a climate most like Chicago is Bucharest, Romania
But the European city closest to the same latitude as Chicago is Barcelona, Spain.
Chicago's Latitude: Approximately 41.88 degrees North
Barcelona's Latitude: Approximately 41.38 degrees North
The European city with a climate most like Chicago is Bucharest, Romania
But the European city closest to the same latitude as Chicago is Barcelona, Spain.
Chicago's Latitude: Approximately 41.88 degrees North
Barcelona's Latitude: Approximately 41.38 degrees North
I have been to Mexico way more times than I have been to Canada. I live in Iowa but still I am much closer to Canada.
Stupid Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation system.
I’ll never understand why people consider Ohio in the Midwest.
Not too weird geography wise but I think a lot of people would be surprised with how much snow skiing/snowboarding can be done in New Mexico.
If you drive directly south from downtown Detroit, the next county you hit is Canada.
Ames to Dallas … 726 miles
Chicago to New York City … 790 miles
El Paso to Orange, Texas … 856 miles
Chicago to New York City … 790 miles
El Paso to Orange, Texas … 856 miles
Better questions would be:
Why do the northern ETZ states extend so far into what should be CTZ? Indiana and Michigan should easily be in the CTZ.
Why does the CTZ extend so far into what should be MTZ? Everything west of Brownsville including all of North Dakota should be MTZ.
The Utah/Nevada border is pretty close to where all of the M/PTZ line should be. In Canada the MTZ extends west into what should be two more zones - past the Pacific into another so it borders the Alaska time zone. So when crossing from Canada into the main part of Alaska you are moving the clock not one hour but three!
See this map that has lines showing the longitude lines that should be the baseline for TZ lines:
Yeah, my sister lives in Ecuador and she is in the Eastern Time Zone.
That's because of the traffic from Joliet to downtown.
You just don't understand the nature of time travel.Better questions would be:
Why do the northern ETZ states extend so far into what should be CTZ? Indiana and Michigan should easily be in the CTZ.
Why does the CTZ extend so far into what should be MTZ? Everything west of Brownsville including all of North Dakota should be MTZ.
The Utah/Nevada border is pretty close to where all of the M/PTZ line should be. In Canada the MTZ extends west into what should be two more zones - past the Pacific into another so it borders the Alaska time zone. So when crossing from Canada into the main part of Alaska you are moving the clock not one hour but three!
See this map that has lines showing the longitude lines that should be the baseline for TZ lines:
Here is a terrific and true story about Marvin Barnes of the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis.
"On another occasion, the Spirits had finished a game against the Kentucky Colonels, another great ABA team by the way, and they were getting ready to fly home from Louisville to St. Louis. As you know, when you look at your plane ticket the departure and arrival times are both listed according to the time zones of each airport. Louisville is on Eastern Time while St. Louis is on Central Time. So the ticket says departing Louisville at 8:00 AM, but landing in St. Louis at 7:59 AM. And Marvin refused to get on the plane. He said, “I ain’t gettin’ in no time machine.” He rented a car at the airport and drove home."
Last time I drove through Flagstaff it was in a snowstorm. On that same trip coming back we drove through a snowstorm on I-40 that had trucks pulling off the road in Western New Mexico around Gallup. So much for spring break.
Did you know if you search “weird geography facts” on google,
This thread is 3rd on the search list?
Obviously I’m not on here enough.
This thread is 3rd on the search list?
Obviously I’m not on here enough.
