WELCOME TO GEOGAME - Winter '97 - SECTION 4, (USA Only)
1.
Latitude: 32 degrees 50 minutes North
Time Zone: Mountain
Population: 751,3ll
Winter weather: Mild & sunny - average winter high - 66,
low - 37
Dress: Sweatshirts or heavy sweaters
Landforms: Surrounded by mountains
Closest Major River: Santa Cruz
Directions from Capitol: Southeast
Tourist Attractions: Desert Museum, San Xavier del Bac Indian
mission founded 1700
Famous for: Copper Bowl Football game, Fiesta de los
Vaqueros rodeo, Kitt Peak National
Observatory
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2.
Latitude: 37 degrees 15 minutes North
Time Zone: Pacific
Population: 8,500
Winter weather: Average, low 25 high 60, dry air,
5 inches precipation, occasional snow,
cold north winds
Dress: Jackets, pants, sweatshirts; we dress warm
Landforms: Sierra Nevada Mts., Death Valley,
Mt. Whitney, White Mts.
Closest Major River: Owens River, 10 km
Directions from Capitol: Southeast
Tourist Attractions: Mammoth Mt., Schats Bakery, Bodie,
Bristlecone Pines, Devils Postpile, Trout
Fishing, Crowley Lake, Sierra Mts., Owens
Valley, Paiute Indian Reservation
Famous for: Mule Days, Tri County Fair, family camping,
Mountain lakes, Trout Fishing, Hang
Gliding World competition
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3.
Latitude: 43 degrees 04 minutes North
Time Zone: Eastern
Population: 3,000
Winter weather: snowy, cold, unpredictable, average highs
in Jan. 35, average lows 10
Dress: layers including warm jackets, hats,
gloves, boots
Landforms: hills and gently sloping land, bay
Closest Major River: Piscataqua River, 7 KM
Directions from Capitol: ESE
Tourist Attractions: in the city next to ours you will find the
Strawberry Banke, Prescott Park hosts many
summer outdoor theater productions, the
John Paul Jones home is in this city which
is next to ours
Famous for: Great Bay, Captain Folsom Inn (G. Washington
ate there), Cole-Hahn Manufacturing plant,
Carriage House Studio, newest MacDonald
in world as of Dec. 31, 1996
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4.
Latitude: 36 degrees 51 minutes North
Time Zone: Eastern
Population: 103,907
Winter weather: mild temperatures (30 - 50 degrees)
45 inches of rain annually with little snow
Dress: Long sleeves and coats, hats, scarves,
and gloves
Landforms: York Peninsula, Cape Henry, Coastal Plane
Closest Major River: A stone's throw from the City Hall to
the Elizabeth River
Directions from Capitol: Southeast
Tourist Attractions: Busch Gardens, Colonial Williamsburg
Virginia Marine Science Museum, Nauticus,
Children's Museum
Famous for: Founded in 1752, Home of the first Naval
Hospital, USS Merrimac refitted and
renamed CSS Virginia
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5.
Latitude: 45 degrees 35' N
Time Zone: Central Time Zone
Population: 7873
Winter weather: cold, snowy average temp. for Dec.
ave. hi 26 ave. low 8
Dress: heavy jackets, boots, snowpants, hats,
gloves or mittens
Landforms: gently rolling hills, forests
Closest Major River: Wisconsin River
Directions from Capitol: North
Tourist Attractions: Pioneer Park Logging Museum, Timms Hill
(highest point in the state), Hodag
Country Fest
Famous for: Paper Mill, The Hodag, Logging
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6.
Latitude: 42 degrees 27 minutes North
Time Zone: Central
Population: 5972
Winter weather: Cold and snowy. Average winter temperatures,
High - 25 degrees F, Low- 5 degrees F.
Average snowfall 36 in.
Dress: Sweaters, flannels, warm coats, hats, gloves
Landforms: Gently rolling plains, river valleys
Closest Major River: Located on the Wapsipinicon River
Directions from Capitol: Northeast
Tourist Attractions: Cedar Rock, Amish community, Wapsipinicon Mill
Famous for: Horse racing capital of the Midwest
in 1880's, 1890's
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7.
Latitude: 44 degrees 2 minutes n
Time Zone: Pacific
Population: 118,000
Winter weather: Temp: 43-55 degrees F. Precipitation: lots
of rain! Snow in mountains. Flooding has
been a major problem this year.
Dress: Heavy coats, waterproof coats, wool
sweaters and hats.
Landforms: We are near Mt. Bachelor (2-3 hour drive).
Closest Major River: The Willamete River is a half a mile away.
Directions from Capitol: South
Tourist Attractions: Old growth forests, Country Fair,
Lots of rain
Famous for: The Fighting Ducks (college football,
basketball, track), Beginning of Nike shoe
company, Lots of rain humor (People don't
tan here; they rust!)
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8.
Latitude: 33 degrees 52 minutes North
Time Zone: Pacific
Population: 53,711
Winter weather: Moderate winters - average temperatures
high: 68 degrees F, low : 51 Average
rain: 14.8 inches. Humidity: 42 %
Dress: Pants, long sleeves, shoes, and light jacket
Landforms: Mainly flat land with rolling hills in
surrounding areas
Closest Major River: Santa Ana River - 10 miles
Directions from Capitol: Southeast
Tourist Attractions: Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Six Flags
Magic Mountain, Richard Nixion Museum
Famous for: Named as an All Anerican and Bi-centennial
City in 1975, Founded by Willets J. Hole
of Indiana, Former producer of large
citrus, walnut, and avacado crops
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9.
Latitude: 47 degrees18 minutes North
Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time
Population: 2,700
Winter weather: temperature range -20 to 50 degrees F
snow-rain
Dress: heavy coats, boots, snow pants, gloves
Landforms: mountains, rivers, lake, valleys
Closest Major River: Snake R. 100 miles / St. Joe R. located
on banks
Directions from Capitol: north
Tourist Attractions: scenery/wildlife, mountains- camp, hunt,
fish, water recreation
Famous for: timber/logging, wheat, scenery
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10.
Latitude: 41 dergees 15 minutes North
Time Zone: Eastern
Population: 33,326
Winter weather: Cold and snowy, 21 degrees F (-6 C )
Precip: 39 inches (99 centimeters )
Dress: Heavy coats, hats, and gloves
Landforms: Hilly
Closest Major River: Hudson River about 4 miles
Directions from Capitol: South East
Tourist Attractions: Bear Mountain, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
State Park, West Point
Famous for: Pat Kibbe, Author, lives here, Birdeye
Food Company started here. Washington,
Major Andre and Rushambo
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11.
Latitude: 41 degrees 48 minutes north
Time Zone: central
Population: 12,400
Winter weather: cold and snowy, average January temperature
is 25 degrees F
Dress: long pants and sleeves, winter coats, hats,
gloves, boots
Landforms: flat land and forests
Closest Major River: DesPlaines River is about 3 miles east of us
Directions from Capitol: northeast
Tourist Attractions: western neighbor of the Brookfield Zoo,
home of Binti, one suburb north of the
Burlington Railroad, "City of Roses"
Famous for: small, southwestern suburb of Chicago
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12.
Latitude: 34 degrees North
Time Zone: Eastern
Population: 393,929
Winter weather: mild to warm, avg low: 40 degrees F
Dress: jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts and bluejeans
Landforms: hills, river, mountains
Closest Major River: Chatahoochee River - 1 mile
Directions from Capitol: It is the state capital
Tourist Attractions: Chatahoochee River, Stone Mountain,
Coca-Cola, Underground, Centennial park, CNN
Famous for: Martin Luther King, Jr., Olympics,
Summer 1996, Civil War
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13.
Latitude: 41 degrees 48 minutes north
Time Zone: Eastern
Population: 4,500
Winter weather: cold and snowy winters, average temp. 24
degrees F, average snowfall 60 inches
Dress: coats, boots, hats and gloves
Landforms: Catskill Mountains
Closest Major River: Delaware River, 20 miles away
Directions from Capitol: southwest
Tourist Attractions: Grossingers Hotel, Concord Hotel, Monticello
Raceway, Rafting & canoeing on the Delaware,
Trout Fishing on the Beaverkill and
Willowemoc, hunting, camping & hiking
Famous for: Grossinger's Hotel, Otto Hillig, photographer
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14.
Latitude: 42 degrees 7 minutes north
Time Zone: eastern
Population: 17,298
Winter weather: cold and snowy, average winter temperature
high 34 degrees F, low 25 degrees F
Dress: heavy coats, boots, hats, socks, gloves
Landforms: hills, fields
Closest Major River: Charles River, 10 miles
Directions from Capitol: south
Tourist Attractions: Lake Massapoag, Moose Hill Wildlife
Sanctuary, Borderland State Park
Famous for: Deborah Sampson, Kendall Whaling Museum
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15.
Latitude: 37 degrees, 26.5 minutes North
Time Zone: GMT -8
Population: 58,090
Winter weather: winter temp. 40 - 60 degrees F; some rain
and wind, ground fog, many days are sunny;
trees begin to bloom in late January
Dress: long pants, sweatshirts, and light jackets;
windbreakers
Landforms: to the west - coastal mountains; to the
east - mudflats, marshes
Closest Major River: closest river is 75 miles northwest; closer
to San Francisco Bay
Directions from Capitol: south, southwest
Tourist Attractions: Lucy Stern Community Center, Stanford
Memorial Chapel, Lucy Evans Baylands
Interpretive Center, large coastal redwood
trees and wildlife reserves
Famous for: Stanford University, Mrs. Field's Cookies
first baked here, Hewlett and Packard
started their computer company here in a
garage. Sometimes we have earthquakes
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16.
Latitude: 30.08 degrees North
Time Zone: Central Standard Time
Population: 1,061
Winter weather: Temperature-January mean = 29 degrees
Average Yearly Rainfall = 12.8 inches
Dress: Jackets, sweaters, jeans, shirts
Landforms: Semi-montainous, many canyons, limestone
soil, rocky
Closest Major River: Rio Grande River / 20 miles South
Directions from Capitol: Southwest
Tourist Attractions: Sanderson Canyon, Seminole Canyon, Big
Bend National Park
Famous for: 1965 Flood, Exemplary Schools, County named
for Confederate General A.W. Terrell
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17.
Latitude: 41 degrees 20 minutes north latitude
Time Zone: Eastern
Population: 17,882
Winter weather: unpredictable, mostly cold, avg winter
temps: high 38 F, low 21 F, avg monthly
precipitation: rain 3.5", snow 12"
Dress: coats, gloves, long sleeve shirts,
sweatshirts, sometimes boots
Landforms: hills
Closest Major River: Naugatuck River - zero miles
Directions from Capitol: southwest
Tourist Attractions: David Humphreys House, Peabody Museum,
Yale University
Famous for: Copper City, William Wallace's dynamo and
arc lamp, McQuades Cream, Pierre Lallement's
Velocipede (first bicycle), first city to
experience electric lighting, Moses G.
Farmer's fire alarm system
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18.
Latitude: 39 degrees 33 minutes North
Time Zone: Pacific
Population: 3484
Winter weather: cold, windy and snowy, high 22, low 10,
8 foot average snowpack
Dress: heavy coats, gloves, boots, hat
Landforms: mountains
Closest Major River: Sacramento River, 100 miles
Directions from Capitol: northeast
Tourist Attractions: Donner Memorial State Park, Squaw Valley
Olympic Village, Emigrant Trail
Famous for: Donner Party, Transcontinental Railroad
Coldest spot in the continental U.S.
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19.
Latitude: 42 degrees 40 minutes North
Time Zone: Eastern
Population: 7,130
Winter weather: Average Temp -6 degrees C or 22 degrees F
Few sunny days - rain, snow, sleet
Dress: Boots, heavy coats, gloves, sweaters, pants
Landforms: rolling hills, some farm land, bedroom
community
Closest Major River: Detroit River - 40 km NE
Directions from Capitol: Southeast
Tourist Attractions: 6 mi E - Palace, Home of the Detroit
Pistons Oakland University, 5 mi SW -
Chrysler Headquarters
Famous for: Leader Dogs for the Blind Headquarters,
Maddona went to school in our district,
Tim Allen was born 5 mi South
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20.
Latitude: 41 degrees 50 minutes north
Time Zone: Central
Population: 28,000
Winter weather: 0 - 20 degrees F.
Dress: snow pants and heavy jackets
Landforms: prairie
Closest Major River: Fox River 1 mile away
Directions from Capitol: northeast
Tourist Attractions: Pottawatomie Park, Baker Hotel, Garfield Farm
Famous for: Evan Shelby, Baker Hotel, Norris family
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21.
Latitude: 46 degrees 57 minutes North
Time Zone: GMT -7
Population: 650
Winter weather: Cold and snowy. 1996 snowfall: 62".
41 degrees to -41 degrees.
Usually 15-20 degrees.
Dress: Heavy coats, boots, gloves, hat
Landforms: Mountians and valleys
Closest Major River: Blackfoot River - 0 miles Directions from Capitol: Northwest
Tourist Attractions: Scapegoat Wilderness, Continental Divide
Trail, Site of the coldest temperature
recorded in the lower 48, Hunting and fishing
Famous for: Race for the Sky, High Country Beef Jerky
plant, Snowmobiling is allowed in town
