{"id":35,"date":"2008-01-10T18:38:46","date_gmt":"2008-01-10T23:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=35"},"modified":"2022-06-13T17:05:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T22:05:22","slug":"thoughts-on-buffalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/thoughts-on-buffalo\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on Buffalo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Perception often trumps reality when people consider geographic relationships. Twelve Mile Circle enjoys exploring these disconnects — the remote corner of southwestern Virginia<\/a> comes to mind — so along those same lines let’s explore the placement of Buffalo, New York. Here’s a trick question made somewhat more obvious by the fact that I’ve chosen to highlight it. So suspend that knowledge for just a moment. Ponder this: Is Buffalo closer to Detroit, Michigan or to New York City?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Buffalo<\/a>
Buffalo Skyline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Buffalo rests in the far western corner of the state, a stone’s throw from Niagara Falls<\/a>. That’s a long distance from the opposite perimeter. But how distant?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So distant that Buffalo is indeed closer to Detroit than to New York City. In fact Buffalo is closer to Detroit than even to its own state capital in Albany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n