On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 06:02:36 EST, b1llyw@aol.com <b1llyw@aol.com> wrote:
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> In a message dated 11/23/2004 10:21:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> andy-dml@levyclan.us writes:
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> > 1500 miles from the East coast puts a LOT of things out of range of the
> > West coast. And vice versa
>
> Well, isn't it about 3000 miles from coast to coast? Seems like 1500 miles
> or so would be equidistant for everyone. Seems like somewhere in the
> Kansas/Nebraska area is roughly centralized.
If you drive a straight line, sure. Boston to Seattle or Portland
(closest I could get to straight lines) is about 3100 miles. Now
figure in north/south variations, switching highways, etc. and the
miles pile up FAST. You can drive 100 miles south to go from one
interstate to another and make zero westward progress.
As was noted earlier, Lebanon, KS is the geographic center of the
Lower 48. But because roads aren't straight, that doesn't mean the
driving distances are the same from each coast.
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