Archive for the ‘strange maps’ tag
Southern Tea #
Strange Maps points to an interesting one: you can map the northern extent of America’s South by seeing how far north in Virginia McDonald’s has sweet tea.
Moon Exploration #
Neatorama points to some interesting maps. Basically: the total area of the moon covered by the Apollo 11 astronauts was smaller than a soccer field. Or, if they landed on a baseball diamond, they hardly left the infield.
US Federal Land #
Worst title ever? In any case, Strange Maps has a striking maps of where federally-owned land in located around the United States. You may be surprised to know that Nevada has the most (84.5%), while Connecticut has the least (0.4%). And no, neither number is a typo.
The Geography of Gnomes #
Am I the only one who thinks it’s odd that that no gnomes live in France or Italy?
Not My Country #
Further proof that Europeans — admittedly, with some justification — don’t have a clue about the geography of the United States.