Thanks to all who gave me suggestions, especially fietsbob & DannoXYZ,

DannoXYZ the diagram/picture clearly shows what I am asking about.

I do not want to extend my reach, I want to have the reach higher from the ground. I like the drop handlebars for the rare times I get down and grab the lower ends, but I am wanting what I think would be more comfortable, say not 30 mm but something more extreme (especially if I am going to go the trouble of raising them), something around 60 - 80 mm (hovering around 3 inches).

And for bicycles and (any other excuse) I now "have" to buy another tool, I'll get a set of calibers to measure stuff with.

Also based on the EMPHATIC responses regarding my currect stem insertion, I did lower it to the recommended line. Having been riding through the summer into the fall, maybe the lowered angle is not as "tight" on my posture as in the beginning of the spring when I was started to commute to work on a more regular basis.