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Last updated 11th June 2006 by Bree
Distances and Location Relationships
Basic Distance Information
Runnerbeasts can travel an average of 50 miles (80.45 kilometres) per day, which translates to about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) per candlemark/hour.
Walking distances for strength training on Terra are 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) in 30 minutes, so on Pern, 1 mile (1.609 kilometres) would be easy for a quarter candlemark/hour walk.
The Air Force (generally the least physically intense American military branch) requires men to run 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) in 18 minutes, women in 20 minutes.
Dragons can fly straight (no /betweening/) for 30 miles (48.2 kilometres) in a candlemark/hour.
To give members a perspective of the area covered by Triad Weyrs, the following approximate distances are provided.
From Dragonsfall Weyr to:
Opal Cove Hold - 50 miles (80.45 kilometres)
Amethyst Cliff Hold - 600 miles (965 kilometres)
Dolphin Cove Weyr - 5,000 miles (8,045 kilometres)
River Bluff Weyr - 1,600 miles (2,574 kilometres)
From Dolphin Cove Weyr to:
Topaz Sea Hold - 500 miles (804 kilometres)
Emerald Falls Hold - 1,700 miles (2,735 kilometres)
From River Bluff Weyr to:
Garnet Valley Hold - 500 miles (804 kilometres)
Jade Harbor Hold - 750 miles (1,206 kilometres)
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Runnerbeasts can travel an average of 50 miles (80.45 kilometres) per day, which translates to about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) per candlemark/hour.
Walking distances for strength training on Terra are 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) in 30 minutes, so on Pern, 1 mile (1.609 kilometres) would be easy for a quarter candlemark/hour walk.
The Air Force (generally the least physically intense American military branch) requires men to run 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) in 18 minutes, women in 20 minutes.
Dragons can fly straight (no /betweening/) for 30 miles (48.2 kilometres) in a candlemark/hour.
To give members a perspective of the area covered by Triad Weyrs, the following approximate distances are provided.
From Dragonsfall Weyr to:
Opal Cove Hold - 50 miles (80.45 kilometres)
Amethyst Cliff Hold - 600 miles (965 kilometres)
Dolphin Cove Weyr - 5,000 miles (8,045 kilometres)
River Bluff Weyr - 1,600 miles (2,574 kilometres)
From Dolphin Cove Weyr to:
Topaz Sea Hold - 500 miles (804 kilometres)
Emerald Falls Hold - 1,700 miles (2,735 kilometres)
From River Bluff Weyr to:
Garnet Valley Hold - 500 miles (804 kilometres)
Jade Harbor Hold - 750 miles (1,206 kilometres)
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Referenced By: No articles yet