Turnpike Noise and Weather?
 

I live south of 44 -- according to Google maps, about 2700 feet (or roughly 1/2 mile) from the Turnpike.

This morning, the noise was deafening. My hearing is still very good.

Over the last 12 months or so, people have commented on buying near the Turnpike and there is a mix of Noise-Not-A-Problem to Yeah-Very-Noisy. I've read the threads where the original people in Linden wanted a wall built along the Turnpike, so I know the noise issue has been discussed numerous times.

On most days and nights, the noise is there, but it is OK -- I would rather have no interstate noise, but I can live with it. From time to time there is no noise (Winds blowing noise the other way). And, at other times, like this morning, you could not pay me to buy a house near the Turnpike. Had I been looking this morning, I would asked the agent about nice used houses further north!

When we moved in, during the Summer the noise was loud at times. This Winter seems worse. Further, more houses have been built between us and turnpike. We thought it would dampen the noise.

For the weather people (enthusiasts, club members, etc.) what is your take on the Turnpike noise and weather?

We lived near a main highway in California and during cold mornings the highway noise was very loud, (Sounded like a jet engine taking off) but during hot summer days it seemed much more quiet. We now live just south of 466A and on cold mornings we can hear more traffic noise which appears to come from all directions and may include noise from 44 and 301 as well as nearby 466A. Maybe a sound engineer could add more information on this.

For the weather people (enthusiasts, club members, etc.) what is your take on the Turnpike noise and weather?

It’s there, it’s not going away.

Sound is louder in cold air. This is because as the temperature goes down the sound waves have a tendency to refract more and they are usually refracted towards the ground. Further, the intensity of the sound will be higher.

Sound is louder in colder air, and travels further.

CWG where R U????

:ohdear::ohdear:

Yes during January for some reason the turnpike noise has been amplified. During the early summer it was barely noticeable on certain days because the wind direction maybe? At night in Winter it sounds like a distant helicopter to me and I'm a mile or more away.

As Florida gains population more cars and trucks on highway so be prepared for more noise.

Shaking my head here Boss! ;)

Why do the folks that bought a house near the turnpike complain about the noise?!?! Seems you got what you paid for.

:shrug: I don't know. It's kind of like people that buy here and then ask how the Amenity Fees work. I think it's called not doing ones DUE DILIGENCE. Anyone remember the guy who bought in Chatham and complained of the train noise? Actually he wasn't such a bad guy after all.....now that I think of it. :clap2:

......but how many hard boiled eggs can you eat?:icon_wink:

:clap2: What we've got here is failure to communicate!

Non issue for many people. Much of the Florida east coast corridor is full of multimillion dollar homes within earshot of I95 and the Turnpike.

Grew up in Brooklyn along a flight path for Kennedy Airport. No way would we ever buy a house anywhere near a major source of noise.