Something about train whistles in the night. It can carry for miles. We lived about as far from the train tracks in the Almaden area of San Jose, and could hear the train way in the distance in the still of the night - at least 7 or 8 miles miles away.
I sometimes hear one very close to here. Usually around noon.
I finally found out what is was. A neighbor who lives about a mile away, has a construction business and he also has an old steamboat whistle. I think he blows it to signal but maybe just for his amusement.
There are oddities about sound travel. I live about 300 yards from a rural crossroads. One day I was sitting on the porch and there was some construction work going on there. They were repairing a flashing red light.
I was sitting on the front porch and could hear their conversation as if they were only around 20 feet away.
I sometimes hear one very close to here. Usually around noon.
I finally found out what is was. A neighbor who lives about a mile away, has a construction business and he also has an old steamboat whistle. I think he blows it to signal but maybe just for his amusement.
There are oddities about sound travel. I live about 300 yards from a rural crossroads. One day I was sitting on the porch and there was some construction work going on there. They were repairing a flashing red light.
I was sitting on the front porch and could hear their conversation as if they were only around 20 feet away.