User blog comment:WC-83/Where ever are we at?/@comment-14909251-20130901231334/@comment-14909251-20130903032216

Well, to me it seems you are presuming the Red Forest is near the city, but I don't think there is any reason for such a presumption. That Vale and the Red Forest are on the same landmass seems to be a safe presumption, but it makes a bit more sense to me for the Red Forest to be a bit away from Vale. I don't think Beacon is across an ocean either as it seems they spent a fairly short time going over land to get there by air. It would also seem odd for Glynda and Ozpin to be in Vale in the first episode if the city and Beacon were distantly separated by a body of water.