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fatlazyless · 02-24-2019, 05:40 PM

So's, whatta is dat Mt Washington, high up on the mountain, distance from hayuh to thayuh; how many air miles from Lincoln Park in Gilford to the summit tip top on Mt Washington, which can be seen from Lincoln Park ........ ayuh?

Is it really 33.29 air miles, like what somebody said, or what?

Supposedly, according to Wikipedia, the distance visible out to the horizon as seen while standing atop a sailboat mast, 100' above the water, is 12.2 miles across the open ocean, beyond which visibility shrinks down to 'no can see' with the curvature of this here planet.

Mt Washington has a summit height of 6288' and the Lake Winnipesaukee water level has an elevation of 504', so am wondering what's the air mile distance between the two as it seems to be considerably greater than 12.2 miles, what with the difference in elevations making it possible to see the Mt Washington summit area from Lincoln Park?

02-24-2019, 05:40 PM	#4
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,762 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,014 Times in 739 Posts	So's, whatta is dat Mt Washington, high up on the mountain, distance from hayuh to thayuh; how many air miles from Lincoln Park in Gilford to the summit tip top on Mt Washington, which can be seen from Lincoln Park ........ ayuh? Is it really 33.29 air miles, like what somebody said, or what? Supposedly, according to Wikipedia, the distance visible out to the horizon as seen while standing atop a sailboat mast, 100' above the water, is 12.2 miles across the open ocean, beyond which visibility shrinks down to 'no can see' with the curvature of this here planet. Mt Washington has a summit height of 6288' and the Lake Winnipesaukee water level has an elevation of 504', so am wondering what's the air mile distance between the two as it seems to be considerably greater than 12.2 miles, what with the difference in elevations making it possible to see the Mt Washington summit area from Lincoln Park? __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 02-24-2019 at 08:14 PM.