Every morning the weather report includes what the 'visability' is and sometime they say it is 10 miles. Can we see the earth's surface around us that far away?
2007-03-21 15:09:32 · 5 answers · asked by Double O 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The accepted average is 15 miles.
The further north you go the flatter the earth is and further this distance gets. At the Arctic Circle it is 17 miles
For aviation weather observers they can estimate the visibility up to 15 miles, which is the distance that the horizon is away, beyond that they require recognizable visibility markers such as mountains.
2007-03-22 02:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by bdumkee 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
With an unobstructed view, it is usually very close to what the visibility at the time is. If the weather report is 10 miles, you could see somewhere close to 10 miles. However, any cloud cover could alter distance.
2007-03-21 16:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by quiksilver72199 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 5 Kms
2007-03-21 15:43:20 · answer #3 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes when you are flying in the air or on top of a building... at surface, there's too many objects in the area unless you live in the farm land
2007-03-29 13:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by Baht... Guow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 miles, assuming your point of view is about 6 feet high.
2007-03-21 15:17:18 · answer #5 · answered by Donatello 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋