Hampton Roads and NYC comparison from space

Hampton Roads, Virginia from space:

(from Wikipedia) This view from space in July 1996 shows portions of each of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads which generally surround the harbor area of Hampton Roads, which framed by the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel visible to the east (right), the Virginia Peninsula subregion to the north (top), and the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel to the west (left) and the 3 branches of the Elizabeth River which drain into the harbor from the south (bottom), running through many communities of the South Hampton Roads subregion. To the west of the harbor, are the mouths of the James River (upper left) and the Nansemond River (lower left). Crossing the James River, the 4-mile (6 km)-long James River Bridge is also clearly visible, connecting Newport News with Isle of Wight County. NASA photograph

NYC, NY from space: I chose an image from 9/11 to give an accurate picture of where lower Manhattan is located (the approximate "middle" of NYC).

Public Use Permitted. Credit/Source: NASA. For more information Visit NASA's Multimedia Gallery Credit: Additional source description and credit info from NASA: Plume of smoke on 9/11/2001 from the World Trade Center attacks. As NASA explains: This image is one of a series taken that day of metropolitan New York City by the International Space Station's Expedition 3 crew that shows the smoke plume rising from the Manhattan.

The similarities (vice differences) in the two regions are apparent.