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    Default View from Max Patch?

    I looked and couldn’t find this, but anyone know, on a clear day, how many miles in the distance you can see from the top of Max Patch? Amazing views this past Wednesday!
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    at least 90 million miles.....

    and besides the sun, there might be some other stars that are further away that might be visible.....

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    Lightbulb Start here

    https://www.howitworksdaily.com/what...-unobstructed/
    figure on the order of 10 to 20 kilometers.

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    I think your howitworksdaily "article" is overly pessimistic. 6 to 12 miles only? Nah . . more like a 100 miles from a viewpoint on a reasonably clear day. I've seen the White Mountains of New Hampshire from the Long Trail in Vermont. Its actually a math problem. https://pumas.nasa.gov/03_25_96_1.pdf [if link doesn't work google "nasa how far can you see"]
    AT Flip Flop (HF to ME, HF to GA) Thru Hike 2023; LT End-to-Ender 2017; NH 48/48 2015-2021; 21 of 159usForests.com

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