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Cambridge itself varies from a little less than 10m above sea level to a little more than 20m above sea level. I think the highest point of Diziet’s rides was p
by fanf2 3y ago
Cambridge itself varies from a little less than 10m above sea level to a little more than 20m above sea level. I think the highest point of Diziet’s rides was probably Royston, getting on for 100m above sea level. Lowest point probably near Soham, a few metres below sea level. Not Soham itself: the fenland towns are slightly evevated, enough that they flood less than the surrounding area.
Fun fact: in Cambridge city centre there are several streets called things like Market Hill and Senate House Hill. They are called “hills” because they used to be about 0.5m higher than other nearby streets. The difference is most visible on Benet St where there are steps from the road (gradually raised over the centuries) down to the churchyard around the tower, which is the oldest building in Cambridge, about 1000 years old.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoSecond fun fact: the Gog Magog hills outside Cambridge are the highest point between there and some insane distance to the NE. How can this be, you ask incredulously? It's almost entirely open water between those two locations, other than incredibly flat land as you cross eastern England and ditto before reaching wherever the next spot that is above 300'.
- KaiserPro 3y agoLittle port, which is one of the stations on the railway further on, was literally that. also some more reference: https://www.greatfen.org.uk/about-great-fen/heritage/brief-history-great-fen https://www.greatfen.org.uk/about-great-fen/heritage/brief-h...
- fanf2 3y agoIf you head northeast from the Gog Magog hills you will stay over land. The longest you can go in that direction without exceeding 75m elevation is I think about 200km, going just to the east of Peterborough and Lincoln, over the Humber to a liitle place north of Market Weighton called Londesborough, roughly halfway between York and Hull. East of Lincoln there's a long valley that's very nicely aligned so that our line can slip between the Lincoln Edge and the Lincolnshire wolds.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoMaybe I meant East North East: https://ardour.org/files/images/eastnortheast.png https://ardour.org/files/images/eastnortheast.png