[Southack]

The horizon at sea is usually considered to be about 16 statute miles away.

[optimistically_conservative]

Thanks! I really think the AP guy got hammered/pressured to pursue the cynical angle after his initial "patriotic" posts. I think he went WAY overboard on the "clearly visible coastline" and had to back down until it was only nearby.

The lefties now will lie to spin it as much as possible - and if they are, I just want the record to reflect it. Won't surprise me, already believe they are. Just want it documented somewhere.

[Travis McGee]

No, it all depends on your height of eye, and the height of what you're looking at.