1619find your spot

 

 

 

Sep. 13, 2003

 

 

according to http://www.findyourspot.com/survey/Results.asp?
ID=3969BE79444546E11CBC5275F876CC8A

My top spots are the following (and I could have *sworn* I specified
HUMIDITY DOTH SUCKE!!!!):

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Hub of South Mississippi
This southeast Mississippi hub has been rated the #1 small city in
the nation for health care…
Population: 45,000 | Average Home Price: $105,000 |
Precipitation: 58" | Snow: 0"

Clarksville, Tennessee The New South
This Tennessee city calls itself the "Gateway to the New South"
Population: 104,000 | Average Home Price: $102,000 |
Precipitation: 50" | Snow: 8"

Jackson, Mississippi Old Capital of the South
This historic Mississippi city is the home of the largest planetarium
in the Southeast
Population: 441,000 | Average Home Price: $100,000 |
Precipitation: 49" | Snow: 1"


Tallahassee, Florida Florida's Grand Old Capital
This city is home to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory,
site of the most intense constant magnetic field on Earth…
Population: 285,000 | Average Home Price: $127,000 |
Precipitation: 62" | Snow: 0"


Greenville, South Carolina The Rising Star of the South
The Peace Center for the Performing Arts presents theater and
concerts in this South Carolina city's rejuvenated downtown
Population: 56,000 | Average Home Price: $173,000 |
Precipitation: 51" | Snow: 7"

Gainesville, Florida The Heart of Florida
Consistently ranked as one of America's best spots, this city is
surrounding by undeveloped forests, lakes, and wetlands…
Population: 218,000 | Average Home Price: $113,000 |
Precipitation: 51" | Snow: 0"

Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi The Sparkling Gulf Coast
This city started as a French settlement in 1699; its name
means "First People"
Population: 122,000 | Average Home Price: $120,000 |
Precipitation: 60" | Snow: 0"



Chattanooga, Tennessee City of Vision
The beautiful former depot of this town's famous Choo-Choo is now a
unique vacation comple
Population: 155,000 | Average Home Price: $121,000 |
Precipitation: 54" | Snow: 10"

Johnson City-Kingsport, Tennessee Two Natural Wonders
This Tennessee city's lively annual Springfest includes a JazzNite,
golf tournaments, a chili cookoff and a beach party
Population: 100,000 | Average Home Price: $120,000 |
Precipitation: 45" | Snow: 17"

Tulsa, Oklahoma A Blend of the Best
This technologically important Oklahoma city hosts a low-tech Blue
Grass and Chili Festival each year
Population: 393,000 | Average Home Price: $131,000 |
Precipitation: 43" | Snow: 5"

Athens, Georgia The Classic City
The world's only double-barreled cannon rests in this Georgia town;
it was "a spectacular failure" in tests in 1864...
Population: 101,500 | Average Home Price: $142,000 |
Precipitation: 50" | Snow: 0"

Tuscaloosa, Alabama The Big Apple of the South
This important city on Alabama's Black Warrior river is home to
Stillman College and the University of Alabama
Population: 114,000 | Average Home Price: $121,000 |
Precipitation: 52" | Snow: 1"

Jacksonville, Florida Florida's First Coast
Here in Florida's "youngest city" the median age is just 32
Population: 1,100,000 | Average Home Price: $127,000 |
Precipitation: 54" | Snow: 0"

Ocala, Florida Kingdom of the Sun
This tree-lined spot on the Silver River has been nationally
recognized for its prize-winning horses
Population: 46,000 | Average Home Price: $105,000 |
Precipitation: 50" | Snow: 0"

Knoxville, Tennessee Gateway to the Smoky Mountains
In the shadow of the Great Smoky and Cumberland Mountains, this spot
served as Tennessee's capital from 1796 to 1812…
Population: 372,000 | Average Home Price: $121,000 |
Precipitation: 47" | Snow: 11"

Augusta, Georgia Georgia's Garden City
The Masters golf tournament is held in this Georgia town each year
Population: 310,000 | Average Home Price: $108,000 |
Precipitation: 42" | Snow: 0"

Charleston, South Carolina Cosmopolitan Southern City
Fort Sumter, the scene of the first shots of the Civil War, overlooks
this city's harbor
Population: 184,000 | Average Home Price: $151,000 |
Precipitation: 52" | Snow: 0"

Bryan-College Station, Texas The Heart of Texas
Home to a major university, this spot claims to have the friendliest
residents in the world
Population: 152,400 | Average Home Price: $120,000 |
Precipitation: 33" | Snow: 2"

Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Cities on the Lakes
This aptly-named spot in central Florida has been called "The Water
Skiing Capital of the World"
Population: 105,000 | Average Home Price: $110,000 |
Precipitation: 54" | Snow: 0"

Auburn, Alabama The Spirit of the South
Home to perhaps the best public golf course in America, this spot
boasts a 54-hole facility where 32 of the holes border water
Population: 67,000 | Average Home Price: $162,000 |
Precipitation: 56" | Snow: 1"

St. Petersburg, Florida The Sunshine City
The world's first scheduled passenger service airline flight took off
from this Florida town's yacht basin in 1914.
Population: 248,000 | Average Home Price: $137,000 |
Precipitation: 55" | Snow: 0"

Port Arthur, Texas The Stars of Eastern Texas
This spot is the home of the Janis Joplin Annual Birthday Bash, held
in January
Population: 57,000 | Average Home Price: $75,000 | Precipitation:
55" | Snow: 1"

Beaumont, Texas The Stars of Eastern Texas
This spot is the home of the Fire Museum of Texas, showcasing the
largest fire hydrant in the country
Population: 172,000 | Average Home Price: $100,000 |
Precipitation: 55" | Snow: 1"

Savannah, Georgia Georgia's Historic City
Conde Nast Traveler magazine named this Georgia town one of the top
10 U.S. cities to visit
Population: 293,000 | Average Home Price: $125,000 |
Precipitation: 51" | Snow: 0"