Where In the World Is Smallville?

 In the Superman mythology, where exactly is Smallville?

Where for that matter is Metropolis?

These are questions my mind pondered while watching last week's episode of Superman and Lois.

For years, the exact location of Smallville was left vague. It wasn't until the advent of the Superman movie in 1978 that the idea took hold that Smallville is in Kansas, 

Over the last 40 plus years over the course of several reboots and relaunches, Smallville has remained in Kansas. 

Metropolis is actually a bit harder to pin down. It's basically assumed to be somewhere on the American east coast. 

In the DC universe, Metropolis is an expy of New York City.

But Gotham City is also an expy of New York City.

In the DC universe, in addition to Metropolis and Gotham City, New York City also still exists. 

In the DC universe as I understand, there exists a sort megalopolis along the northern Atlantic seaboard, running from New Jersey and up into Massachusetts, where Gotham and NYC and Metropolis co-exist. 

In short, Smallville and Metropolis are a hell of a long way from each other. 

Which brings us to the weird shit that went down last week on Superman & Lois.

Where Smallville High's football team played Metropolis High. 

Which is a thing that should never happen. 

OK, this is a world with Superman in it along with a variety of other super powered beings but there is no way a high school in frickin' Kansas would play a high school on the frickin' east coast.

Yes, I can believe a man can fly but damned if two high schools nearly 1,300 damn miles apart would play against each other. 

Did I miss something? Is the Smallville in Superman & Lois in Pennsylvania instead? Is Metropolis in Nebraska? 

Oh hell no! 

Where in the world is Smallville? It's not close enough for it's high school team to play football in Metropolis, that's for damn sure!