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A very rough or "ball park" figure is about 20 miles.
Comment: It depends on your height above the water. You could only see 20 miles if you were well above sea level.
If you are standing more or less at sea level, with your eyes just a few feet above the water level, you could see only about 3 or 4 miles. For example:
Eye level at 6 feet: horizon at about 3 miles.
Eye level at 24 feet: horizon at about 6 miles.
Eye level at 96 feet: horizon at about 12 miles.
Eye level at 270 feet : horizon at about 20 miles.
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Where would you be if Polaris is seen on the horizon?
Your at the equator if you see Polaris at the horizon
How far can man see to the sea when he is standing on the beach?
Ordinarily, the farthest visible big wave might be half a kilometer to a kilometer away. On a calm day, someone with eyes two meters above the water could see water out to the horizon, where his vision would be tangent to the Earths surface and at right angle to a radius. This makes a right angle with two sides of about 6371 kilometers and .002 kilometers greater. Using Pythagorus, horizon^2 + 6371^2 = 6371.002^2 so horizon = 5.048 km. There is a far simpler equation to arrive at a solution in miles, this it the square root of 1.5 times the height of a human above sea level (in feet), using the sum above, 2 meters (6'6") * 1.5= 9'9", the square root of which is 3.146 = 3.146 miles, 5.048Km = 3.136 miles, taking in to account that's the height of his eyes not his head, i would say this equation would suffice and is far simpler and easier to remember.
How many ground miles can you see an aircraft contrail on the horizon?
Depends on the height of the aircraft above ground.
What can an artists do to make the viewer feel as if he or she is above the objects in a painting?
Make the horizon line relatively low in the paintingApex
How horizontal can be curved?
I'm not quite sure what you're asking here, but when you look at a horizon on Earth, the curvature of the Earth means that it is curved - however, that's confused a bit by other factors: The lens in your eye has a curved surface so, like camera lenses, there's a degree of distortion inherent in the design. However, we don't see with our eyes, we see with our brain - and the brain "knows" the horizon should be straight and compensates. If you wear spectacles then the lenses in them will also distort what you see - and the stronger the glasses, the more the distortion. I wear glasses and the horizon looks a little curved to me.
What does Keep a weather eye on the horizon?
Keep a weather eye on the horizon means to watch the horizon or as far as you can look for ships=water, people=land or water, or an animal=land or water.
How far can you see the horizon on land?
Depends on how sunny it is that day
How far up on a plane do you have to be to see the horizon?
You can see the horizon from any altitude on a plane. The horizon is the line where the sky meets the earth or sea, and it appears at eye level regardless of how high up you are.
How far can a person see or what is a normal visible horizon?
6.23 miles
You can always see it but it to far away to touch mountains rest on it at sea it surrounds you?
the horizon
How far is the horizon from shore?
The distance to the horizon from the shore depends on the height of the observer's eyes above sea level. On average, a person standing at sea level on the shore can see approximately 3 miles to the horizon. If the observer is standing at a higher elevation, such as on a cliff or in a tall building, they can see farther.
You are in a hot air balloon 400 m above the ground. How far can you see that is how far is your horizon?
It seems like 1,000,000,000,000,000 meters away
Is it be impossible to see any object the distance of the moon or the moon?
Our eyes can only see as far as the horizon, due to the curvature of the Earth. For instance, an observer standing on a hill 100 feet (30 m) in height, their horizon is at a distance of 12.2 miles (19.6 km). Obviously, without the restriction of a horizon, we can look out far into space on a dark night and see our moon and many stars and planets with the naked eye - even better with a telescope.
How far out do you lose sight of land when on water?
The distance at which you lose sight of land when on water depends on factors such as your height above sea level and the curvature of the Earth. Typically, you can see land from a few miles up to around 12 miles offshore before it disappears below the horizon.
If you can see a plane flying at 36000 feet but it is low over the horizon how far is the plane from the observer?
That depends on the angle of elevation
How far into the soil do plants grow?
It Maybe B horizon or C horizon
A flat line as far as the eye can see?
A flat line extending to the horizon suggests a vast, open space with no obstructions. This could be a desert landscape, a calm body of water, or a large grassy field. The flatness creates a sense of endlessness and tranquility.
