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How high must one be for the curvature of the earth to be visible to the eye?

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By Gordon Stanger, Dist. To Hor, Dist. EdgeEdge, Semidiurnal Simon
| earthscience.stackexchange.com
Asked Viewed 253k times $\begingroup$ I would like to ask that at what distance from the Earth's surface the curvature of the Earth is visible. What layer of the atmosphere is this? I've noticed that at the height of 9-12 Km (the view from from aeroplanes) it is not visible. asked Jan 18, 2016 at 4:52 $\endgroup$ $\begingroup$ Depends on your eye. You can realise the curvature of the Earth by just going to the beach. Last summer I was on a scientific cruise in the Mediterranean.
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