How did I not know this?

[jon-nyc]

It seems like the kind of thing you’d learn as a kid.

[wtg]

Remarkable.

On a semi-related note...

Map of the Highest and Lowest natural elevation in every US county

[Daniel]

There's a large difference between 0 and 999 ft. as any Floridian can tell you.

Interesting.

[Bernard]

The map doesn't go below sea level.

[Daniel]

Hawaii Island (a county) is listed as 13,000- 13,999 ft. This is radically incomplete and essentially worthless to the viewer.

[wtg]

@Bernard said in How did I not know this?:

The map doesn't go below sea level.

I fixed my OP. I had copied/pasted their original heading, which said it represented highest/lowest. OTOH, according to the legend, the map actually just shows the highest elevation in each county (though they say country, which of course makes one wonder how accurate the map is to begin with!) If it really is highest....I can't think of any place in the country where the highest elevation is below sea level.

[jon-nyc]

@Daniel said in How did I not know this?:

Hawaii Island (a county) is listed as 13,000- 13,999 ft. This is radically incomplete and essentially worthless to the viewer.

How? Mauna Kea is 13,796 according to wikipedia