Perhaps the altimiter used was a little suspect, as another reply also
states that
Topeka is at ~700 feet, but in general, Kansas is 3 to 4 thousand feet
higher on
the west end than the east. Okay, I have a homework assignment for you
team.netters
on your way to Nationals this year: Upon entering Kansas (from whatever
side),
use your GPS, skiers watch, altimiters or whatever you got (the little
green signs
on the side of the road will work too) to take a reading on the
elevation when
entering the state. Then take another when you get to the race site.
Describe
your results and methods here on team.net after you get home from Nationals.
Scott
P.Herder wrote:
> Well you may think it was 5000 feet but the highest point in Kansas is
> only 4039 feet.
>
> http://www.dimensional.com/~jbettin/air/ks000.htm
> <http://www.dimensional.com/%7Ejbettin/air/ks000.htm>
>
> I do agree that the state is lopsided, tho'. ;^)
>
> Paul Herder
> (another Kansan ... transplanted from NJ via the USAF)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Troyer - TestEng DDR TMR" <stroyer@micron.com>
>
> > While Kansas may appear to be flat, last year while driving/riding to
> > Nationals I noticed that upon entering Kansas from the west side from
> > Colorado the elvation was actually at 5000 feet. Even though there was
> > no noticable change in altitude, when we got to Topeka the elevation
> > was around 1100 to 1200 feet. So while Kansas may be flat, it is also
> > a little lopsided.
> >
> > Scott Troyer
> > SS#171
> >
> > Mike Shields wrote:
> >
> > > Yes folks, it's true, Kansas is flat. I mean really flat. We all know
> > > it from driving through it on 70 (at least those of us from the west
> > > coast), but here is scientific proof that Kansas is flatter than a
> > > pancake.
> > >
> > > <http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume9/v9i3/kansas.html>
> > >
> > > Mike
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