I believe the Capitol steps in Denver are exactly 1609 m AMSL,however the airport we fly into, Centennial, also in Denver is 1776 m, this give me a good reference for the rest of the city, it's an easy number to remember for Americans. The city and surrounding area of Denver obviously varies between about 1500 to 1800 m, obviously higher to the west as the mountains encroach.
Mike Payne > [Original Message] > From: Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 05/3/03 14:42:59 > Subject: [USMA:25035] RE: Building at Ground Zero 1776 feet high > > I believe it's less than that. It's known as the Mile High City and there > are markers (which I've seen, having been there a number of times) > indicating its altitude as 5280 feet -- exactly one mile, or about 1609 m. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Behalf Of Michael Payne > >Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 00:00 > >To: U.S. Metric Association > >Subject: [USMA:25031] RE: Building at Ground Zero 1776 feet high > > > > > >Noticed that Denver is 1776 m above Sea Level. > > > >Mike Payne > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: Han Maenen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 27/2/03 14:12:13 > >> Subject: [USMA:24953] Building at Ground Zero 1776 feet high > >> > >> I just heard on the news that the building that will arise at Ground Zero > >> will be 1776 feet high: corresponding with the year of American > >> independence. > >> > >> Han > >> Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands > > > > > > > >--- Michael Payne > >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >--- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. > > --- Michael Payne --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.
