[GRACEALLEMAN]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

We have been coming down every six months for the last three years to work on the house as well as to have small getaway vacations.

This is the first time going to sleep in our bed that I have heard trucks driving by on the highway. I don't hear engines, but tires make the noise. And I was surprised at night for the first time that we heard as much as we did without the windows open.

So, from my single observation, the changes in the economy with shipping congestion reduced, etc, has definitely changed the volumne of traffic, as well as any potential reflection of the noise from the meggison road walls, reflecting the noise back over the road.

just an interesting observation, not that this is a game changer, but just to acknowledge that truck noise has definitely changed in the last year from the last several years.

sportsguy

You bought near a busy highway. Should have done the research. It's only gonna get worse.

[Fastskiguy]

I live in Linden and it can be pretty loud or really quiet depending on….I don’t know what. Curiously it doesn’t always track with the wind. I wish it was a little quieter but, hey, I wish unicorns could run free down Corbin Trail too

Joe

[MrFlorida]

It's been a very windy winter and spring so far....yes, the wind will carry sound .

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

We have been coming down every six months for the last three years to work on the house as well as to have small getaway vacations.

This is the first time going to sleep in our bed that I have heard trucks driving by on the highway. I don't hear engines, but tires make the noise. And I was surprised at night for the first time that we heard as much as we did without the windows open.

So, from my single observation, the changes in the economy with shipping congestion reduced, etc, has definitely changed the volumne of traffic, as well as any potential reflection of the noise from the meggison road walls, reflecting the noise back over the road.

just an interesting observation, not that this is a game changer, but just to acknowledge that truck noise has definitely changed in the last year from the last several years.

sportsguy

During the Civil War there were actually battles where thousands of troops didn’t show up because the wind was blowing the wrong direction, and they couldn’t hear the guns from a few miles away. They didn’t even know a battle was going on. At least that’s what they claimed.

[janecullen68@yahoo.com]

I live in Piedmont. Never hear a sound!

[NoMo50]

Both DeLuna and St. John's are pretty close to the turnpike, and when conditions are right (wrong) you are going to hear traffic noise...no way around it. Often, sales people try to play this down when showing prospective buyers homes during daylight hours. We had initially looked at some homes closer to the turnpike, and I agree that the noise levels during the day were much lower. But, that likely has a lot to do with other competing noises such as air nailers, saws, compressors, etc. We got a really good piece of advice during our search process: Go visit a prospective property at night when there are no competing sounds. What a difference. At one home in Monarch Grove, the heavy truck traffic from the turnpike sounded like it was coming out of the back yard! Do your due diligence, and take a listen in various areas at different times of the day/night. You may be surprised. Also remember, at some point in the not too distant future, Meggison is going to be a fairly major thoroughfare.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

That’s what I was thinking. I am having a hard time buying decreased traffic volume creating increased noise?

?? don't know where you got this??

shipping congestion reduced means more containers flowing on the roads. . . congestion meaning stuck in the ports due lack of trailers to move containers. . .
maybe my bad for poorly worded??

wind change, maybe, since it was relatively stronger. . over the last week. . .

thanks for the optimism. .

[GOLFER54]

I think crickets and frogs are getting louder also.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by GOLFER54

I think crickets and frogs are getting louder also.

And what about them gators?

[davem4616]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

That would be my guess the wind direction was different, we get to hear the train along 301 in Wildwood IF the wind is blowing from Wildwood towards us, otherwise never hear it.

yup wind has a lot to do with it...

been there and heard that

[Lgisteve]

Very strong possibility that the deforestation of 1,000s of acres on both sides of the turnpike and surrounding areas contribute to the sound carrying. We noticed it since they took down the trees and built houses on the west side of Lake Okahumka in the last year or so.

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

We have been coming down every six months for the last three years to work on the house as well as to have small getaway vacations.

This is the first time going to sleep in our bed that I have heard trucks driving by on the highway. I don't hear engines, but tires make the noise. And I was surprised at night for the first time that we heard as much as we did without the windows open.

So, from my single observation, the changes in the economy with shipping congestion reduced, etc, has definitely changed the volumne of traffic, as well as any potential reflection of the noise from the meggison road walls, reflecting the noise back over the road.

just an interesting observation, not that this is a game changer, but just to acknowledge that truck noise has definitely changed in the last year from the last several years.

sportsguy

[dennisgavin]

Originally Posted by Lgisteve

Very strong possibility that the deforestation of 1,000s of acres on both sides of the turnpike and surrounding areas contribute to the sound carrying. We noticed it since they took down the trees and built houses on the west side of Lake Okahumka in the last year or so.

Seriously? What I see is thousands o acres of farm/cattle land that is being developed. I have not see deforestation.

[Miboater]

We bought in Hawkins in November and back up to the Hawkins preserve. We knew we were going to get some road noise when the conditions were right. We never hear it during the day but at night is when we could hear it. Sometimes loud but mostly a little white noise.

The interesting thing is now they built up the houses on the other side of the preserve along Meggison and the noise has been greatly reduced. The sound would move and come from the openings where no homes. Now when we hear the road noise it's coming from the Meggison-Warm Springs intersection where there's not built up yet but a lot farther away from our house.

[jrieker68]

Probably not in my lifetime, but 301 is scheduled to be widened to 4 lanes and the 301/turnpike interchange to be reworked so Deluna could be worse then.

[Normal]

Noise doesn’t seem to be an issue for us and we live in Citrus Grove. Of course we are about 1/2 mile north of the turnpike as the crow flies? When you say 3 years, it eliminates most of the turnpike areas I guess. You must be near 301? I feel more for the people along Morris, that road has basically become a freeway with round abouts.