Furthest your city's skyline can be seen from?

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Originally Posted by Echoes

There is the crest of the hill coming in on Highway 5 from the east which gives you a pretty full view of the city, but even then it's barely outside city limits: https://www.google.ca/maps/@52.14381...7i16384!8i8192

It also demonstrates the stunting effect on the skyline from downtown being at the riverbank.

The other out of town angle that jumped to mind was heading back into town from Whitecap dog park. And you can only see River Landing (no street view as most recent predates that construction).

Central Ave gives you a nice view up the river from south of McOrmond:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@52.17406...7i16384!8i8192

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Calgary's DT is built in a floodplain next to the river with 2/3rds of the city looking down into it like a fishbowl. When approaching from the north the Bow looks especially squat as it gets cut off at the knees by geography. If our buildings were only Saskatoon's height you likely wouldn't even see the skyline from outside the city.

I wonder how a time traveller from 1965 would answer this question, back when Calgary's skyline was more like what Saskatoon's is now.

Also, Calgary has the benefit of the foothills to help skyline visibility, despite its downtown's low lying position.

[Coldrsx]

Edmonton from the north side of St. Albert ~18km as the crow flies.


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[Denscity]

This question definitely favours the flat places that's for sure lol.

[thewave46]

Originally Posted by Denscity

This question definitely favours the flat places that's for sure lol.

Indeed. The Superstack in Sudbury (second tallest structure in Canada at 1,250ft) is sometimes hard to see from <10km away. I can generally see downtown Toronto from as far out as the 401 on a clear day.

[Loco101]

Originally Posted by thewave46

Indeed. The Superstack in Sudbury (second tallest structure in Canada at 1,250ft) is sometimes hard to see from <10km away. I can generally see downtown Toronto from as far out as the 401 on a clear day.

I think you can see the downtown Toronto from Vaughan along Hwy 400. Either before or just after Canada's Wonderland I think. You can see it very clearly along Hwy 407 in many places.

[jonny24]

You can see downtown Toronto From Upper Stoney Creek.

[TorontoDrew]

Niagara Falls as viewed from Buffalo's City Hall Observation Deck.


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[MolsonExport]

You can see Russia from Wasilla.

[TorontoDrew]

Toronto from the Skylon Tower at the Falls. 67 KM as the crow flies from the Skylon Tower to the CN Tower.

source: https://urbantoronto.ca

[MolsonExport]

The last time I was up the CN tower (this summer, at the revolving restaurant), I could make out the tallest structures in Niagara Falls with the naked eye.

[JHikka]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Toronto from the Skylon Tower at the Falls. 67 KM as the crow flies from the Skylon Tower to the CN Tower.

On especially clear days it's possible to see Nova Scotia around Digby from Saint John, so i'm assuming the opposite is true. Distance is roughly 65-70km. Not sure if the Saint John skyline can be seen but definitely the shore line.

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by JHikka

On especially clear days it's possible to see Nova Scotia around Digby from Saint John, so i'm assuming the opposite is true. Distance is roughly 65-70km. Not sure if the Saint John skyline can be seen but definitely the shore line.

It's hard enough to see the Saint John skyline from NB let alone NS.

[JHikka]

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

It's hard enough to see the Saint John skyline from NB let alone NS.

It's the...hilly terrain! That's why it's so hard to see. Yeah!

[Nouvellecosse]

We're in the same boat there so I know what you mean.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

It's hard enough to see the Saint John skyline from NB let alone NS.

Shit, sometimes you can't see the downtown Saint John skyline from the Saint John Throughway.

[harls]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Toronto from the Skylon Tower at the Falls. 67 KM as the crow flies from the Skylon Tower to the CN Tower.

source: https://urbantoronto.ca

This ain't fuckin' fair, dude.

[JHikka]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Shit, sometimes you can't see the downtown Saint John skyline from the Saint John Throughway.

Very brave of someone from Moncton to enter a skyline-viewing contest.

[Beedok]

Still waiting for Hamilton to build something tall/shiny enough to be seen from the CN Tower.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by Beedok

Still waiting for Hamilton to build something tall/shiny enough to be seen from the CN Tower.

Perhaps a large reflective mirror on a 100M podium so that Toronto can gaze back upon all it's reflected glory.