[Scan-DC] Area high elevations

[b_thom at juno.com]

bounced first time?

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:33:15 EDT JWilliamH at aol.com writes:
> Hello everyone,
>  
> Does anyone know of a good site that I can use to determine where 
> the high  
> elevations in northern Virginia are?  I want to use higher elevation 
>  locations 
> to expand my scanner listening.  Thanks in advance.
>  
> Jeff    


 I thought about this. Then it occurred to me to think outside the box,
as they say. You want the high elevations, because that's where the
reception is good. But what else could you do with high elevation? Defend
Washington against invading Confederate troops, maybe?

Civil War Defenses of Washington D.C.
http://www.geocities.com/naforts/va.html

Just about everything named Fort something or other is on high ground. In
Alexandria, Fort Ward is near a water tank behind St. Stephen's School.
In Arlington, Fort C. F. Smith overlooks Georgetown. In Fairfax County,
Fort Munson, aka Munson Hill, is next to Seven Corners.