To clarify, I am asking how distant the horizon would be. A mile? Six miles? Assume calm water and a sunny clear day.
2007-01-11 14:57:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
your horizon would be 2.6miles distant on a clear day.
Obviously any object with a greater elevation could be seen at greater distances from the same perspective, (See extreme range tables in same reference)
;) H
2007-01-11 15:05:42 · answer #1 · answered by H 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say you should be able to see 6 miles on a clear day. When I was in the Navy we could see 14 miles on a clear day from the look out post approx. 50 feet above the water and 25 miles with binoculars. The was confirmed with radar.
2007-01-11 23:15:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends upon the vision level of the eyes above sea level. At 5 ft. 5 in. (eye height of a person approx. 6 ft. tall) the horizon would be about 3 miles. At a vision level of 8" the horizon would be at approx. i mile.
2007-01-15 21:18:49 · answer #3 · answered by intrepid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
H is correct
2007-01-12 15:02:45 · answer #4 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋