Tag: maps
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Atlas Mapping
I love maps, and have lots of them up on my walls. I also have a great National Geographic Atlas that’s so much fun to browse through, or look for specific things in. It’s kinda big, though, and a tad annoying to pull off the shelf and open up. I’ve always wanted to just have…
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Chile Length
Why the country of Chile is so long → https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/why-is-chile-so-long I think we all know Chile is really long, but I had no idea it would run from San Antonio to the far North of Canada. I’ve never felt a burning desire to visit there, but I now feel the urge to travel all of…
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GPS Explainer
How GPS works & what its future looks like → https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/02/world/gps-threats.html I thought most folks in the US would be off work today, but I’ve never seen more people working in our common areas. I guess they all get to work from home today. From all appearances, the work they’re actually doing is pure appearance.…
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Forecasting Accuracy
See how accurate the weather forecast normally is around the US → https://wapo.st/4eM3VuO I think weather forecasting has come so far, and am amazed how accurate they mostly are, sometimes even a week out. I still learned a lot from this article, though, and was surprised that the middle of the country is the hardest…
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Religious Map
US maps showing religions distributions → https://wapo.st/3VPcxbC I expected to see more religions, more diversity, on the main map — there’s essentially only five main groups. Later in the article you see maps showing all the smaller religions, and it’s there you realize how much smaller they really are, and how those populations tend to…
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Fast Food
A map showing the most popular fast food restaurant in each US state → https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/1dnig19/a_cool_guide_to_the_most_popular_fast_food_in/#lightbox You see this and think “Wow, Chick-fil-A really does dominate in the South & they’re spreading out!” or “Geeze, why is McDonald’s so popular in northern states?”. Whereas I see this and think “Hooray, three chains I’ve never heard of…
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Orange History
A history of the word Orange → https://x.com/culturaltutor/status/1780394314616422657 Years ago I went to an improv show in New Zealand, and the cast asked for the crowd to yell out words to rhyme-riff on. My shout of “orange” rose above the other voices, drawing Kiwi glares from the stage. Follow the X account for other history…
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Shade Map
Interactive map that allows you to simulate the standard shade create by the sun → https://shademap.app/ Map + web app + playing with time = Rabbit hole of fun
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Country Sizes
A map that shows the real, non-distorted size of every country → https://truesizeofcountries.com/ The US & Canada definitely aren’t as big as we think they are, but, most of all, we see that f’in Russia isn’t nearly as big as we usually see it in the awful Mercator projection. Advice: Researching other projections is a…
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Continental Divide
Short animation that explains why 80% of US folks live in the Eastern half of the country → https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1787467244554834373 Geographical determinism will forever be fascinating, and this animation does a great job showing how it’s impacted settlement in the US.
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Food Origins
A map of where the world’s 151 staple crops originated → https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/food-origins-map Like it or not, you’re a globalist. Bon appetite!
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Show Maps
Heat maps for different TV show viewership around the US → https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1bu6laf/where_tv_shows_are_more_popular_in_the_us/ Pretty cool what this shows about the demographics of both the shows AND the regions. It also seems to show that the US has geographic memory, much as in other parts of the world.
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State Names
A map of the US showing what each State’s name translates to in the language it came from → https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/american-state-names-translation-map One of the things you quickly realize when researching the history of US place names is how many of them were influenced by what American Indians called them. Which makes it even sadder that they…
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World Sport
A map showing the most popular sport in each country → https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/18u3if8/most_popular_sport_in_the_world/ Not too many surprises here (though, “archery”?) It’s clear that if you’re going to invent a new sport, I’d suggest it contain the word “football”.
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Map Secrets
Those rascally Swiss map makers have slipped some Easter eggs into their maps over the years → https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/swiss-map-secrets Although probably easier to create, I imagine our move to online maps has probably increased the ability of the un-fun bosses to catch hijinx like this before they get published, which is just shame.
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Surnames Map
A map of the most popular last name in every country → https://www.netcredit.com/blog/most-common-name-country/ This is endlessly fascinating, and not just because it’s a map. I especially like the Key/colors that detail the origin category for each name — so many questions! (also interesting this map/page was created by a bank that seems to now be…
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Geography Facts
19 facts about geography that are surprising and/or counter-intuitive → https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/geography-facts-change-your-perspective It’s been awhile since I posted a listicle, and there is never enough geography & map knowledge to learn. Is my love of maps related to why I like traveling so much? Perhaps, but I don’t think it’s a direct connection. Once you’ve traveled…
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Nearby Wiki
See places that have wikipedia entries near you on a map → https://en.nearbywiki.org You might think you know what’s around you in your neighborhood, but you really don’t. And you certainly don’t know much about the things you do know about. This web app is a great way to change this, and it does it…
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North vs. South America
Since we’re on the topic of South American geographical things I don’t know if I knew → I mean it’s obviously true, but doesn’t align with how I see it, and how it feels, in my head.
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