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Have any of you lived near a wind farm ? A few years ago I camped near one that had 5 wind mills, and it was 7 miles (11 k?) away, It was like I was sleeping w
by jmclnx 9y ago
Have any of you lived near a wind farm ? A few years ago I camped near one that had 5 wind mills, and it was 7 miles (11 k?) away, It was like I was sleeping with the loudest snorer you can imagine. I slept very little.
Maybe when located out in the ocean the sound would blend, but if on land I would not want one anywhere near where I live.
Anyway I heard they are making great strides with solar and even tidal power, I doubt those will keep you awake.
- masklinn 9y ago> Have any of you lived near a wind farm ? A few years ago I camped near one that had 5 wind mills, and it was 7 miles (11 k?) away, It was like I was sleeping with the loudest snorer you can imagine. I slept very little. That really surprises me. I've got a dozen turbines less than 10km away literally facing my windows (I can see them unless it's really foggy) and I never heard them, despite having real trouble sleeping when there's any sort of noise. The turbines are half a klick from a small town too, they'd have been burned down a long time ago if they could be heard from 10.
- jmclnx 9y ago> That really surprises me. well maybe it was the terrain, it is a mountainous and maybe the shape caused come kind of reverb. I know I was warned by my camping neighbors about the sound and I thought "how bad can it be". But it was a rough night with little sleep due to the sound.
- codingdave 9y agoYes, I live a couple miles from a large farm, with smaller experimental wind farms half a mile closer. I have never heard the slightest sound from them.
- Ensorceled 9y agoGiven that windmills only make a sound when there is wind, I have a really hard time believing you could hear them over the masking sound of the wind that was driving them. 7 miles is "train horn on a still winter's night" distance.