I was talking to colleagues during our morning break today and we discussed how hilly Armidale is compared with many places. I said I though our offices were about 100m above the creek winding through the university and that explained why the last hill is a bit of a grind.
Well, Google Earth corrects me. The rise from the lowest point on my bike journey is only 69m (or 225 feet for those still on imperial scales). That doesn't sound much does it. In fact my journey to work descends 36m from our home to the creek and then rises the 69m to leave me just 33m higher overall. And over the 5.5 km from home to work, that's not much of an average gradient. In fact, much of the trip is more or less flat. The big hill comes right at the end.
More trivia:
Home is at 1012m; 30 31.08' 02" south and 151 41.18' 50" east; and
my office is at 1045m; 30 29.07' 53" south and 151 38.30' 71"
That puts us at the same lattitude south as Ismailia (on the Suez Canal) is north: or Marrakech in Morocco; or the ruins at Petra in Jordan; or Kuwait City ; or Lahore in Pakistan; or Chengdu in Sichuan (China); or Wuhan (where UNE has an educational ti); or Tanega - Shima off the south coast of Kyushu (Japan).
I told you it was going to be a trvia post.
AS
1 comment:
Still interesting though and it explains your excellent health!
Richard.
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