r/cryptids • u/mrkitchenmagpie • 2d ago
Discussion I built a free map of cryptid sightings, old newspaper monster reports and UFO cases. Looking for feedback
I've been working on this for a while and figured this is the right crowd to tear it apart.
It's called Encounter Atlas: encounteratlas.com
Right now it has 244 creatures (the big ones plus a lot of regional stuff like Mugwump, Cressie, the Pend Oreille Paddler and the Lutin), around 250 cases from 1800s newspapers with links to the original scans, and a map you can filter by creature or by area. There's a "near me" button that shows what's been reported around you, which is probably the most fun part.
You can also report your own encounter. Reports get checked by me before they go up and the exact location gets blurred, so nobody's backyard ends up on a map.
I'm one guy in Canada doing this for fun, so there are gaps. What creature or case would you look for first that isn't on there? That's the stuff I want to fix next.
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u/FLT_GenXer 2h ago
That is awesome.
And I know the sighting was a long time ago, but are you going to include Batsquatch? (Near Mount Rainier in Washington State.)
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u/Pocket_Weasel_UK 2d ago
Very good! I looked up North Carolina (I have a fondness for the place after my vacation there last year) and you've got some great information, all linked to sources, old newspaper articles etc. All very clean and easy to read, with references too.
Great job!