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Perhaps the OP is confusing satellite cities with regional cities. It is true that regional cities can be in the shadow of larger cities or metros, but calling them satellite seems to be a bit of a stretch.
Example of cities that are regional cities and are in the so-called "shadow" of others...
Sacramento to San Francisco
San Diego to Los Angeles
Milwaukee to Chicago
Portland to Seattle
Orlando to Tampa Bay
Columbus to Cleveland and/or Cincinnati
Birmingham to Atlanta?
Baltimore to Washington?
LOL, what? That's just disrespectful. I know people born and raised in Philly that have barely even been to NYC-and vice versa. The two cities are very much independent and grew up separately.
Philly has its own satellite cities
Camden, NJ
Trenton, NJ
Chester, PA
Wilmington, DE
Atlantic City, NJ (and other shoretowns like Wildwood, Cape May, Avalon)
Vineland, NJ
Pottstown, PA
Norristown, PA
Conshohocken, PA
King Of Prussia, PA
And Probably
Bethlehem/Allentown
Lancaster
York
Reading
Ok let's not overdo it. Yes, you are 100% correct that Philly is no way whatsoever a satellite city of NY. But from your list, I would place Wilmington, and the last 4 you mentioned as satellite cities. The others seem to be part of the metro area. But not from your neck of the woods, just an outsider's opinion.
Perhaps the OP is confusing satellite cities with regional cities. It is true that regional cities can be in the shadow of larger cities or metros, but calling them satellite seems to be a bit of a stretch.
Example of cities that are regional cities and are in the so-called "shadow" of others...
Sacramento to San Francisco
San Diego to Los Angeles
Milwaukee to Chicago
Portland to Seattle
Orlando to Tampa Bay
Columbus to Cleveland and/or Cincinnati
Birmingham to Atlanta?
Baltimore to Washington?
I disagree about San Diego to Los Angeles. I would say Long Beach instead.Long Beach is kind of interesting. Is it a regional city or a satellite city? Or is it too close in proximity that it should just be considered part of the LA metro? (I know its part of the MSA - but it is kind of unique in terms of its population, density, and its downtown.)
I disagree about San Diego to Los Angeles. I would say Long Beach instead.Long Beach is kind of interesting. Is it a regional city or a satellite city? Or is it too close in proximity that it should just be considered part of the LA metro? (I know its part of the MSA - but it is kind of unique in terms of its population, density, and its downtown.)
It's an edge city, just like Tacoma and Bellevue are to Seattle.
Cleveland is independent and the satellite cities are Akron, Canton, Youngstown, and Warren. Each of those cities have satellite towns that are better than the larger cities.
Actually Raleigh is 75% larger than Durham and Wake County is more than 3 times as populated as Durham County. Additionally, Raleigh's entire MSA is more than twice the population of Durham's. There are many other ways in which both Raleigh and Durham will tell you why the two cities aren't "about the same thing" and, due to the competitive nature of the area, both will surely tell you why their city is better than the other.
Actually Raleigh is 75% larger than Durham and Wake County is more than 3 times as populated as Durham County. Additionally, Raleigh's entire MSA is more than twice the population of Durham's. There are many other ways in which both Raleigh and Durham will tell you why the two cities aren't "about the same thing" and, due to the competitive nature of the area, both will surely tell you why their city is better than the other.
I thought they were the same MSA? My mistake. I didn't know there was a little rivalry going on down there lol interesting.
A lot of people don't know this, but Utica, NY and Newburgh, NY are 2 HEAVY NYC satellites.
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