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IMO, shooting JFK at that particular location is odd. Dealey Plaza is a peculiar area which makes shooting a moving target even more difficult. From the 6th Floor, Oswald would see the motorcade moving directly toward him when it was on Houston Street. Being high above the street, he would have had a better and longer time to aim than after the turn onto Elm. So, why didn't he take the easier shot? Once on Elm, the car was moving left to right rather than toward Oswald cutting the drastically cutting his aim time. Not only was the car moving from his left to right causing him to hang further out the window at an odd angle, the road itself curves left and also descends downward because of both the hill and upcoming railroad track overpass. Then there's the trees and signs which could block Oswald's view.

Crouching at that window certainly gave me a start. Either Oswald was an extremely lucky nutcase who ignored all reason and his military training or there were other shooters who were stationed around the plaza to triangulate.

Triangulation makes the best sense with the different levels to place shooters and knowing the car would be boxed in and could only move south. Oswald would be on the 6th floor with sightings from above, side, and back. The grassy knoll would again be above street height with the car moving generally toward it and passing it. The man hole or drainage would be below but with the car traveling downward and toward the hole that's conceivable as well. A possible 4th shooter on top of the tracks would also have a great view and be able to aim at the oncoming car as well as fire at it if need be after it passed out the other side of the dip.