9 x 8" = 72"/6'
You should not be able to see a 6' person at all on a
flat surface at a distance of 3 miles away from you.
Lollipops (mile markers) on the roadways are great for single person observations.
Measure one, drive 3 miles away from it and pull out the binoculars.
Do you still see it all? Flat Earth.