I have thought about this topic from time to time. Today I heard a half hour radio show on the topic.
Usually they are dealing with the detrimental effects of noise. They deal with the lack of quiet spaces.
I started to think about noise and lack if noise in my life. Since I spend good portion of my life outdoors walking in natural areas I thought I could find lots of quiet space.
Not so! I thought of all the places I go and none of them lack noise. I couldn't think of a place that is very quiet.
Heritage ranch is a three hundred acre parcel where some land is native and other parts have been disturbed. So there are many heavily treed areas. However, this land is beside a very busy four lane highway. It's just a very noisy area. And a very busy railroad runs along the highway.
Then I thought, well Nova Natural area should be quiet. It's 30 km out in the country. This area is more than 300 acres with some native habitat and some recovered land. You are really out in the country. Then I thought that a huge world class petrochemical plant is beside the natural area. Also rail cars are being shunted back and forth 24 hours a day.
Well, where else do I go? I can't think of a quiet place without noise.
If I go back to the farm where I was born and raised there would be less noise but not entirely quiet. There is a busy railroad about 4 km from the farm. Farms aren't exactly quiet as there are chickens and other animals and machinery that make noise.
It must be difficult to find places without noise.
Can you think of areas without noise? When they do a hearing test I'm in a booth that almost lacks noise.
