I think it's somewhere in the pacific northwest, anywhere from the very north of California to British Columbia. A lot of it is filmed in Vancouver, which would explain why it has kind of a pacific northwest look to it.
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Gotham City and Metropolis are near New York City - at times in DC history, all 3 of them have been very close to each other. When Superboy was first written, you could see Metropolis from Smallville. So it really depends on what era of DC history you are talking about.
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Sterling City is located at 31°50′21″N 100°59′9″W / 31.83917°N 100.98583°W / 31.83917; -100.98583 (31.839066, -100.985871). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.
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In its original habitat the starling breeds from northern Norway and from about 64° north latitude in Russia and western Siberia to the Mediterranean, except in Spain and Portugal. It migrates in winter as far as northern Africa and India.
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I think you're absolutely right and I've thought the same thing since season one. Based on the shooting location/climate/Green Arrow's traditional connection to Seattle it seems likely Starling City is somewhere in Washington state, possibly between Seattle and Vancouver.
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Abbot 27 monument in San Angelo, Texas. Sterling City is a city in and the county seat of Sterling County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,081 at the 2000 census, but had dropped to 982 by 2009. On May 25, 1955, 27 United States Air Force personnel, known as the Abbot 27, perished in an airplane crash near Sterling City.
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Every one has a different location for these two towns, but the way I heard it years ago at Comiccon in SanDeigo with Bob Kane and Joe Shueman(sp). Metropolis is New York but New York also exists in the DC universe. So it would be like a second New York. Originally Bob Kane said that Gotham was also New York, but then when DC Put both Batman and Supes in the same universe, he changed it to Boston or Philadelphia, depending on whichever worked best for his stories.
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Star City, formerly known as Starling City, is a major city in the United States of America. It is home to several important businesses and corporations such as Queen Consolidated, Palmer Technologies and Merlyn Global Group. Despite being a thriving metropolis, Star City is rife with poverty, crime and corruption. It is mentioned to have a population of 576,000 people, though this number has presumably fluctuated following several terrorist attacks on the city. It is located approximately 600 miles from Central City.
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Initially, the city was named Starling City. However, following his takeover of Queen Consolidated, Ray Palmer wished to have the city rebranded as Star City in an attempt to rejuvenate its populace after the events of the Glades Earthquake and the subsequent invasion of Slade Wilson's army.
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what state is starling city located
Starling city is located in Washington. Starling City is located in Washington.