altitude

Where It’s At: Drop nearly 15,000 feet in just over 85 miles in the Contiguous U.S.

January 28, 2021 by Randy Majors

Where It’s At is an occasional feature that uses maps to show interesting stuff about our world. At least interesting to map geeks like me :) For this inaugural post: Where can you can drop nearly 15,000 feet of elevation in just over 85 miles in the contiguous United States? A clue: these two points also happen to be the highest elevation point and the lowest elevation point in the contiguous U.S. Answer: Mount Whitney, California to Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California: And here’s the elevation profile along that line: Note that it’s not a nice easy descent along … Read more

New Tool shows Elevations on Google Maps, all over the world

January 28, 2021 by Randy Majors

With the new Elevation on Google Maps tool, you can find the elevation of any place worldwide. Use the “Search places” box to type an address, city or other place, and see it’s approximate elevation, or just explore by clicking around the map. In addition to elevation, the tool will also display other information about your chosen location, such as city, county, state, country and latitude/longitude. Here’s an example showing the historic center of Mexico City at about 7,359 feet: Want to see an elevation profile along your path or route? Just click the blue “Elevation Profile…” button on the left … Read more