What is the lowest elevation you have been?

Ptarmigan · #1 Postby **Ptarmigan** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:12 pm

What is the lowest elevation you have been and how did you get there?

This was inspired by the thread on "What is the highest elevation you have been?"

I visited Death Valley National Monument. I visited Badwater Basin, which is 282 feet below sea level. It was an awesome experience, especially in the winter. 8-)

#2 Postby **Tstormwatcher** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:24 pm

Sealevel for me. I have always lived near the beach.

#3 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:55 pm

About 90 feet below sea level in the Imperial Valley of CA on I-8. As you pass through El Centro, you see an elevated water tank with the sea level emblazoned on its side about 90 feet up.

Steve

#4 Postby **P.K.** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:10 pm

I guess the lowest I've been is in the Channel Tunnel which has an average depth of 45m below sea level and at the deepest point is 115m below sea level.

#5 Postby **MGC** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:23 pm

I've been in numerous caves, a couple that you take an elevator down to access. Having grown up below sea level in New Orleans, the lowest I've been is in Death Valley, California, a couple hundred feet below sea level. Boy was it hot that day....MGC

swimaster20 · #6 Postby **swimaster20** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:34 pm

The lowest for me was probably America's Bathtub (j/k)...I mean...New Orleans. Since I live in LA, I feel entitled to a few NOLA cracks.

Category 5 · #7 Postby **Category 5** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:57 pm

I live in New Jersey, I'm always low. :wink:

#8 Postby **Andrew92** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:02 pm

I'm probably going to have the most unique story for this one:

The lowest I have ever been was in a submarine in Barbados. We went down as far as about 100-150 feet, maybe a little more. LOTS of amazing fish and coral down there. This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you ever get a chance to take a ride in a submarine underwater, TAKE IT. It is absolutely amazing.

-Andrew92

#9 Postby **DaylilyDawn** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:47 pm

Well, sea level here in Fl

#10 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:24 pm

I also went in a submarine, but in St. Thomas to about -150 to -200 feet.

#11 Postby **Andrew92** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:58 pm

Well mine might have been about that deep, I just don't remember exactly. It's been about 10 years now.

-Andrew92

ohiostorm · #12 Postby **ohiostorm** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:42 pm

Sea level unless you count swimming underwater at the beach. I have been in the bridge/ tunnels near Newport News, VA and the Lincoln Tunnel in NYC.

#13 Postby **Dionne** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:49 am

I was going to say mine is at the Cafe du Mond in NOLA. I'm thinking it's around -3ft. ?? Although I have been through the tunnels in NYC.

While trying to find the elevation at Jackson Square in NOLA, I did notice that the airport in NOLA is at +4 ft. I never realized in all my flights in and out of there that it was so low.

#14 Postby **dizzyfish** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:21 am

-60 ft in the GOM. Scuba diving.

prettywitty · #15 Postby **prettywitty** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:18 am

New Orleans! LOL, though not really so funny with the height of hurricane season approaching...

#16 Postby **TreasureIslandFLGal** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:37 am

Sea level, Chrissy & I live at the beach. Unless the spelunking in caves counts. I know that I went down into the caves that lead to the aquifer beneath San Antonio, Texas and Chrissy did alot of caving too but, I'm not sure which ones she went to. 8-)

#17 Postby **alicia-w** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:12 am

the Dead Sea in Israel; about 1300 feet below sea level.

x-y-no · #18 Postby **x-y-no** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:23 am

Does Scuba diving count? If so, about -80 feet. :-)

#19 Postby **coriolis** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:39 am

Sea Level at the shore, but my wife said that if I keep looking at the bikinis, I'll be six feet under.

#20 Postby **TreasureIslandFLGal** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:05 pm

alicia-w wrote:the Dead Sea in Israel; about 1300 feet below sea level.

WOW!! I didn't realize that it was that far below sea level!! I guess that they're right, "You learn something new everyday!" 8-)

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