> Guns fired at the funeral of Queen Victoria in London in 1901 were heard in Scotland, but not in wide areas of northern England. It’s possible for a bird to

> Guns fired at the funeral of Queen Victoria in London in 1901 were heard in Scotland, but not in wide areas of northern England. It’s possible for a bird to fly in a straight line from London to Scotland without flying over northern England. That line of flight would go over the Irish Sea instead of north England. Sound traveling over water faces fewer obstructions. London -> Liverpool is 178 miles. Liverpool -> Kirkcudbright 107 (over water!) Total 285 miles, 107 of which are over water, and none over northern England.