Yeah, I thought about doing that, too, but then I finked out. ;<)))))) Height of the widow's walk is probably about 45 feet; elevation of the lot is ~110 feet; my eyes are ~ 5' - 6" above my feet. ;<)))))
BTW, Neuse River coupla miles away used to have barge traffic, etc., MANY years ago, but that wasn't the reason for this widow's walk. Owner/builder just liked the Georgian style. Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fmiser" <fmi...@gmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Widows walk -- was OT - Stupid > > Wilton wrote: > > > > Coast is about 100 miles to the east. > > > 'Doubt a widow's ever been up there. 'Is a nice view up > > there; can't see the beach or any harbor over the horizon. > > What about a navigable river? Is there one closer than the coast? > > As a frivolous exercise I'm going to calculate how high your > widow's walk would have to be to see the top of the mast of a > typical sailing vessel - presuming no hills in between. *grin* > > The formula is d=1.345 x (sqrt h) > where d is the distance in miles > h is the sum of both heights (viewer and viewee) in feet > > (100 miles / 1.345)^2 = 5527 feet > > A tall sailing vessel could have 200 ft tall masts. That means > your widow's walk only needs to be 5300 feet above the ground! > > -- Philip > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
