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 Post subject: How far have you gone?
PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:02 pm 
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How far North, South, East and West have you gone? What's the highest altitude you've been to, both on land and in a vehicle and lowest altitude.

Use East and West relative to the Prime Meridian (0 Longitude).

I have been as far South as the Southern Tip of Mexico. North would be Victoria, BC Canada. That would be my Western Most Extreme, I believe. Farthest East would be Seoul, RoK.

The highest I've been (don't giggle, Nev) was probably Pikes Peak. Other than that, several commercial flights probably around 33-35k ft. Lowest would be 0', maybe a few feet below in the hold of a ferry.

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Heh...not too far at all.

Highest = commercial flight
Lowest = I dunno...N'awlins, I guess?

West = Austin, TX
North = Nashville, TN
South = Orlando, FL
East = Atlanta, GA


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Location: Arafys, AKA El Müso Guapo!
West? Los Angeles, CA.
North? Rawlins, WY
East? Orlando, FL
South? Orlando, FL

High? Commercial flight
Low? Death Valley, CA

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Location: Last Western Stop of the Pony Express
North - Anchorage, Alaska
South - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
East - Brisbane Australia (land), Prime Meridian (Air)
West - Hawaii (Land, but I didn't leave the plane) or Anchorage (spent several days there), Prime Meridian (Air)

Altitude - Not sure, I've traveled all over the Sierras and know I've been above Donner Summit, (el. 7085 ft (2160 m))

On the Australia trip I know we broke 40,000 feet (air) but I'm not sure by how much. I was surprised we went that high.

Depth - Death Valley, CA

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North - Concord, NH
South - Rosarito, MX
East - Concord, NH
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North = Inverness, Scotland (or Stockholm, Sweden -- I think they are about even)

East Amsterdam, Netherlands

West = Hemet, California

Highest = Airliner cruising altitude

Lowest = Amsterdam

South = St. Lucia Island


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West: Kauai, Hawaii
North: Fairbanks, Alaska
East: Moscow, Russia
South: Puerto Rico
Highest land: Pikes peak summit
Lowest: Death Valley


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North: washington DC
South: Melbourne, Australia
east: vietnam
west: still washington DC
highest would be the flight over to washington DC
lowest would be diving, although thats not very deep.


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A few hundred yards north of 49° N
104° 52' W <---> 70° 32' W
31° 19' N

Probably about 5500-6000 feet-ish, and maybe -10 at the other bound. Discounting air travel, of course.

Yes, I know.. I'm not all that well travelled. However..:

Mr. Skee, we really need to get you to the frozen wastes of Ohio. I promise, we'll do it in the summer so as not to shock your delicate suthuhn constitution, though.

Lydiaa -- can you really count Vietnam as the farthest east you've gone, considering you live in Australia? I'd call that west of your home...

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Rafael wrote:
How far North, South, East and West have you gone? What's the highest altitude you've been to, both on land and in a vehicle and lowest altitude.

Use East and West relative to the Prime Meridian (0 Longitude).

I have been as far South as the Southern Tip of Mexico. North would be Victoria, BC Canada. That would be my Western Most Extreme, I believe. Farthest East would be Seoul, RoK.

The highest I've been (don't giggle, Nev) was probably Pikes Peak. Other than that, several commercial flights probably around 33-35k ft. Lowest would be 0', maybe a few feet below in the hold of a ferry.


East: St. John's, NF
West: Dallas, TX
South: Bridgetown, Barbados
North: Gaspé, QC

Highest Altitude: 35,000 ft commercial airlines (MHC!) Other than that, perhaps some low-lying mountains like the Appallachians, Adirondacks, or Smokeys.
Lowest Altitude: Sea-level -10 feet or so, diving in the ocean. :P

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Has anyone else wanted to say

"All the way Baby, all the way!" or something else silly like that?

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Micheal wrote:
Has anyone else wanted to say

"All the way Baby, all the way!" or something else silly like that?


I felt compelled, albeit briefly, to make a grandma joke.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:20 am 
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Location: San Jose, CA
On land: highest TiogaPass/Sonora Pass in the Sierras...lowest Death Valley

Highest in air: 35K+/- feet commercial airlines

North: Seattle WA
East: Atlanta GA
South: Hwy 40 straight across from southern CA through AZ, NM, TX
West: Pacific Ocean...whale watch tour outside the Farralon Islands

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:39 am 
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Highest: By bicycle, 9,943' - Tioga Pass in the Sierras. By foot ... 9,407' - Mt. Baden-Powell in Southern California.
Lowest: I don't know that I've been to the lowest point in Death Valley (282' below sea level), but I've been to the Salton Sea, which is at 226' below sea level.

West: Olympic Peninsula, WA state (again by bike!)
North: Helsinki, Finland
South: Nassau, Bahamas
East: Saratov, Russia

I have a vague recollection of driving up Pike's Peak when I was a kid, but I don't rightly remember. I also drove up as far as one can drive up Mt. Hood, in Oregon, but I don't quite know how high that is. I'll settle for just under 10K by bike and foot. I'm not gonna count airline travel.

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East: Heron Island, AU
West: Kauai, Hawaii
South: Tasmania, AU
North: Over Greenland - commercial flight / North Scotland / Soon to be Norway

Highest Altitude: 37,000 ft commercial airlines
Lowest Altitude: Sea-level -120 feet


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West: Las Vegas
East/South: St. Pete Beach, Florida
North: Peace Garden something or other in Canadia
Highest: Just the other day (I keed, I keed...but seriously, I was on an airplane once)
Lowest: Unemployment and my parents basement

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Highest: Pikes Peak
Lowest: New Orleans/ Diving in JM, GR, MX
West: Farallon Islands, USA
North: Atikaki Park, CA
South: Zihuatanejo, MX/Rock House, JM
East: Rhodes, GR

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Location: Combat Information Center
North: Victoria, B.C. (alternate Bar Harbor ME due to duplication)
South: Panama City, Panama
West: Victoria, B.C. (alternate Fort Irwin, CA due to duplication)
East: Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar
Highest: 35-40,000 feet, commercial airliner
Highest while still on the ground: 13,000 feet (approx) in Colorado, at the Continental Divide
Lowest: sea level

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Location: Clarkston, Mi
North: Charlevoix, Mi
South: Panama City, Panama
West: San Fran
East: Washington D.C.

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Location: Cincinnati OH
North: Dawson, Yukon, CA
East: Herne Bay, England, UK
West: Kahaino, Hawaii, US
South: Just off of Naalehu, Hawaii, US

Prime Meridian is kind of a cheat for me then--assuming one has crossed over it, then you've covered both directions ;-)


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Not too great myself

North: montreal Canada
South: Corpus Christi TX
East: Baltimore, MD
West: 50 miles west of San Antonio, TX

Up: airplane
Down: just under sea level (under the water in the ocean)

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:25 am 
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Location: Garden State
North: London, England (I think that's further north than Toronto)
South: Oaxaca City, Mexico
East: Rome, Italy
West: Seattle, WA

Up: Commercial flight; I have no clue on land.
Down: I'll go with Rodahn, Amsterdam, NL (That's all I can think of at the moment)


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N: Oslo or St. Petersburg (pretty much a tie there)
S: Cozumel
E: Moscow
W: Los Angeles


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N: Smithers, BC
S: Near Keoneoio, Maui (Tijuana on the continent)
W: Honolulu
E: New York City

Up: Probably near 35,000 ft
Down: -1 fathom swimming in Ocean.


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Not counting driving through (or flying over) places, I've been to about three different states in my life. I hate travel, and enjoy home :)

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