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    This is a simple math problem. All you need to know is the height of the RenCen, The formula is here: http://m.wikihow.com/Calculate-the-D...to-the-Horizon. I'll let you do the math.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ndavies View Post
    This is a simple math problem. All you need to know is the height of the RenCen, The formula is here: http://m.wikihow.com/Calculate-the-D...to-the-Horizon. I'll let you do the math.
    Silly boy..... you forgot to factor in terrestrial refraction....
    http://aty.sdsu.edu/~aty/explain/atm...r/horizon.html

    Which means you can see more than ground level 11 miles to the horizon when the conditions are right. Here you can see from St. Clair Shores Champine Park [[12 Mile & Jefferson) the 20 or so miles to the distant windfarm on the Canadian shore due east... [[even trees are visible on the far side).

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/on_the...-8Fk7ZE-b9QNEx
    Last edited by Gistok; December-26-16 at 12:26 PM.

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