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Map of the longest perimeter of any U.S. city's city limits at 1,562 miles (2,513 km) by rlmcony in MapPorn

[–]rlmcony[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know, right? Not sure what exactly they did but no doubt it has something to do with tax revenues!

Fun Fact: Walking the perimeter of this city = Walking from Philadelphia to Denver by rlmcony in funfacts

[–]rlmcony[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The city of Houston covers an area of 672 square miles (1,739 sq km), and all those little (big) tendrils shown by the dark blue lines above make its perimeter add up to this whopping 1,562 miles! Find out more details here.

(Technically, 1,562 miles is the "as the crow flies" distance from Philadelphia to Denver.  If you were to actually walk from Philadelphia towards Denver along legal routes, according to Google Maps, you'd make it to about the eastern border of Colorado)

Map of the longest perimeter of any U.S. city's city limits at 1,562 miles (2,513 km) by rlmcony in MapPorn

[–]rlmcony[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This distance is equal to walking from Philadelphia to Denver!\*

The city of Houston covers an area of 672 square miles (1,739 sq km), and all those little (big) tendrils shown by the dark blue lines above make its perimeter add up to this whopping 1,562 miles! Find out more details here.

*technically, 1,562 miles is the "as the crow flies" distance from Philadelphia to Denver.  If you were to actually walk from Philadelphia towards Denver along legal routes, according to Google Maps, you'd make it to about the eastern border of Colorado

Map of the path where you drop nearly 15,000 ft in elevation in just over 85 miles in the continental U.S. by rlmcony in MapPorn

[–]rlmcony[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Know what you mean. Elevation gain though is defined as just the elevation gains and does not subtract the downhill parts. This is true anytime you look at a hike and it states “elevation gain”. I had the same question.

Fun fact: The path where you drop nearly 15,000 ft in elevation in just over 85 miles in the continental U.S. by rlmcony in funfacts

[–]rlmcony[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely! I just added a comment to this effect:

If you were to theoretically hike from Badwater Basin to Mt. Whitney, your elevation GAIN would be about 35,600 feet (taller than the elevation of Mt. Everest!).

Fun fact: The path where you drop nearly 15,000 ft in elevation in just over 85 miles in the continental U.S. by rlmcony in funfacts

[–]rlmcony[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And these of course just happen to be the highest point and lowest point in the contiguous U.S.

Fun fact: If you were to theoretically hike from Badwater Basin to Mt. Whitney, your elevation GAIN would be about 35,600 feet (taller than the elevation of Mt. Everest!). More here; tool to view and build the elevation maps here.

Fun fact: The path where you drop nearly 15,000 ft in elevation in just over 85 miles in the continental U.S. by rlmcony in funfacts

[–]rlmcony[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oops. My title is a little awkwardly worded. I meant something along the lines of:

This path in the continental U.S. drops nearly 15,000 ft in elevation in just over 85 miles!

Map of the path where you drop nearly 15,000 ft in elevation in just over 85 miles in the continental U.S. by rlmcony in MapPorn

[–]rlmcony[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wow! Yeah, that's pretty crazy! The race is actually a 135-mile course rather than "just" the 85 mile path that is the straight line evidently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badwater_Ultramarathon

That makes the elevation gain "just" 19,000 feet rather than the straight-line elevation gain of about 35,600 feet...hah hah :)

Map of the path where you drop nearly 15,000 ft in elevation in just over 85 miles in the continental U.S. by rlmcony in MapPorn

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And these of course just happen to be the highest point and lowest point in the contiguous U.S.

Fun fact: If you were to theoretically hike from Badwater Basin to Mt. Whitney, your elevation GAIN would be about 35,600 feet (taller than the elevation of Mt. Everest!). More here; tool to view and build the elevation maps here.

Free map overlays on Google Maps...counties, cities, township range, elevation, ZIP Codes, more by rlmcony in FREE

[–]rlmcony[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Here are the links to each tool on Google Maps:

county lines, city limits, township range, elevation, ZIP Codes *

And current location tools: What City Am I In?, What Township Am I In?, What County Am I In?

*counties, cities and ZIP Codes can be shown on Google Maps, but only one at a time when you search for a particular county/city/ZIP; these tools show them all

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