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You'd be amazed how far human sounds travel. I grew up a 45 minute drive (~20 miles) from the nearest stoplight. The town that had the stoplight also had a tr
by jofer 11y ago
You'd be amazed how far human sounds travel.
I grew up a 45 minute drive (~20 miles) from the nearest stoplight. The town that had the stoplight also had a train. I could hear it whenever the wind was out of the north and wasn't too strong (and almost always hear its whistle).
We were also about 6-7 miles from the interstate "as-the-crow-flies" (about 10mi driving distance). I could hear constant interstate traffic most of the time.
Note that both of those were faint, but they were definitely there.
- maratd 11y agoA train 20 miles away, absolutely. Trains are by far the biggest noise polluters, mostly due to federal regulation. They have to signal at every intersection. In my humble opinion, completely unnecessary since we already have bells there, but whatever ... As far as how forested New York State is, this gives you a good idea: http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/309.html http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/309.html
- joe5150 11y agoTrains don't have to signal at every intersection. There are quiet zones in hundreds of municipalities.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoTrue, and the horn is the loudest part of the train. The rest of the train can still be pretty loud, though, if operating at high power.
- joe5150 11y agoThe quality of the tracking has a big effect on noise, too.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoIn more rural locations, many "intersections" (crossings) don't have bells.