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Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I live near Orlando, Florida and according to an online site called "Furthest City" the city that is furthest is Perth Australia at 18,328km or 11,450 miles. Anybody else that wants to post this statistic for their home town please do so. It will be interesting to see the results. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36757 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
The closest location to me is the Gold Coast-Tweed area which makes San Cristóbal De La Laguna in Spain the furthest at 19,032km (or 11826 miles for those who use that archaic well out of date measure) and for those who want the link without having to search for it here it is, https://furthestcity.com/. Cheers. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19398 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
miles for those who use that archaic well out of date measure How can you say that when it is a metric measurement, 1,000 Roman paces. A Roman pace was from left foot to left foot, or right to right, and therefore about 1,000 * 5 ft. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36757 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
They must of been very short back in them days as 1 of my strides (left foot to right) is 1 metre. Thankfully the French sorted things out in the 1790s ;-)miles for those who use that archaic well out of date measure Cheers. |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I think he was talking about miles being the antiquated measurement unit. The meter was established during the rule of Napoleon in the early 19th century. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19398 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
They must of been very short back in them days as 1 of my strides (left foot to right) is 1 metre. Thankfully the French sorted things out in the 1790s ;-)miles for those who use that archaic well out of date measure British Army stride, left to right, is 30", I find it hard to believe that your stride is almost 10" longer. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31003 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
I live in the Crown City, er Pasadena, so Saint-Paul (La Réunion), France at 18,415km is allegedly farthest. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19398 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
I think he was talking about miles being the antiquated measurement unit. The metre was established during the rule of Napoleon in the early 19th century. Two reasons to reject the metre there, Napoleon and it was established in France. Not withstanding the fact they got there sums wrong, or rather they found that the method used produced different results at different locations. And so in all honesty the metre hasn't got solid foundations. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30649 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
My city is not on the list, Closest city to where I live that is on the list is Berkeley, The furthest city from that is Saint-Paul (La Réunion), France 18,121km |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24911 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Peterborough UK, furthest city is Dunedin, NZ at 19,008 km. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3343 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
From Fort Worth TX farthest city is: Port-aux-Français, French Southern and Antarctic Lands 17,892 KM or 11,117 US miles. |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30649 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
They must of been very short back in them days as 1 of my strides (left foot to right) is 1 metre. Thankfully the French sorted things out in the 1790s ;-)miles for those who use that archaic well out of date measure Why don't we all follow the mariners' measure? Knots. The nautical mile is based on the Earth’s longitude and latitude coordinates, with one nautical mile equaling one minute of latitude. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36757 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
It all depends on 1's size I guess, but then again I'm taller than most at 1.9m (my cubit would be longer than most too). ;-)British Army stride, left to right, is 30", I find it hard to believe that your stride is almost 10" longer.They must of been very short back in them days as 1 of my strides (left foot to right) is 1 metre. Thankfully the French sorted things out in the 1790s ;-)miles for those who use that archaic well out of date measureHow can you say that when it is a metric measurement, 1,000 Roman paces. A Roman pace was from left foot to left foot, or right to right, and therefore about 1,000 * 5 ft. Cheers. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19398 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
It all depends on 1's size I guess, but then again I'm taller than most at 1.9m (my cubit would be longer than most too). ;-)British Army stride, left to right, is 30", I find it hard to believe that your stride is almost 10" longer.They must of been very short back in them days as 1 of my strides (left foot to right) is 1 metre. Thankfully the French sorted things out in the 1790s ;-)miles for those who use that archaic well out of date measureHow can you say that when it is a metric measurement, 1,000 Roman paces. A Roman pace was from left foot to left foot, or right to right, and therefore about 1,000 * 5 ft. My sources say that at that height, they would estimate your natural stride length at 33" or 0.85m. |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I wonder how the farthest city from Pasadena, California (in the northern hemisphere) can be in France (also in the northern hemisphere). I figured that the farthest location from any point in the northern hemishere had to be in the southern hemisphere. I guess the furthest point is in the ocean, hence no city. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Réunion is administratively part of France, but geographically it's in the southern Indian ocean. That's causing problems when counting covid-19 cases by administrative area, too. |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
OK, that makes sense. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36757 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Réunion is administratively part of France, but geographically it's in the southern Indian ocean. That's causing problems when counting covid-19 cases by administrative area, too.Yet it is treated as a country by Worldometer, https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/reunion/, and its numbers are listed under the African region and it does regularly report once a week. Cheers. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19398 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
But if you click on source on the Worldometer France page it takes you here https://dashboard.covid19.data.gouv.fr/vue-d-ensemble?location=FRA And that shows quite clearly they include Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, La Réunion and Mayotte in their numbers. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36757 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Ok thanks for that info. Cheers. |
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