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Old 13th Nov 2002, 14:53
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Those formulae are approximate, and I doubt they would give accurate figures at such small heights, ie 6 ft.

Similarly at extreme heights your horizon will never be greater than half the diameter of the globe, taken from a point immediately below you.
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