Talk:Cloudsdale/@comment-24.11.147.11-20111209174035/@comment-4057007-20111211211219

That may not be exactly true, but it certainly seems close. In fact, if you look back at the storybook opening of the first episode, there's an illustration that clearly shows Canterlot perched on a mountain overlooking pastoral country (i.e. Ponyville) and a cloud/rainbow formation that probably represents Cloudsdale.

My personal headcanon is that these three are fairly close to each other, geographically speaking. No more than a couple hours travel between them, as the pegasus flies.