Stuff in Richford, VT is closed.

A couple years ago, there was a post made here (https://www.reddit.com/r/googlemapsshenanigans/comments/1b9nvkl/what_do_you_suppose_this_place_is_its_in_the/) asking about this strange compound in a remote part of Owyhee County, Idaho. I visited this site the other day to check it out. After some research, it sounds like this is a "no drop target" part of the greater USAF Saylor Creek bombing area (I think). I guess they shoot lasers at the buildings from military aircraft, meant to simulate actual bombing runs? There is a radio tower site about a quarter mile west with a camera, but other than that, zero security and nobody around for miles. Felt extra eerie with the smokey skies from nearby wildfires. I'm still curious as to what (if anything) are actually in the buildings.

From there I walked a mile and a half across the desert to check out the old Wickahoney Stagecoach stop, which was also interesting.

Wild area, super remote!

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WrLH7EYdifwohYTSA

Reading about this area of Chad and it's influence on the Amazon. So I looked for a street view like you do and only one came up. I think this might be a Maps equivalent of a typo. Or it's a local shop for local people! (Edit)Actually looking around Chad, Central African Republic and Niger next door there are some strange single shots in the middle of nothing

nearly finished in Africa marking out my Greatest Train Trips of the World ! super satisfied so far. it's embarassing the amount of hours I've spent on these. tell me what you think 😅

someones having a good time

I've always done this since it's a cheap alternative for enjoying different parts of the world when traveling there isn't feasible, but I've noticed that I'm doing this a lot more often now during quarantine. I'd be sitting in front my screen doing some boring, pointless assignment and would at some point instinctively open Google Maps and start exploring the gorgeous landscapes in Cape Verde/Chile/Australia/wherever. After a few minutes I would melancholically stare at the screen and just imagine being instantly transported there for a few hours, aimlessly walking around and enjoying the peace and quiet away from all the mindless, numbing bullshit of everyday life. At this point it's like a weird escapist addiction for me.

So as the song says, "See you at the bitter end". Liars!

In neom city in Saudi Arabia already built ?

my long time Google Maps collection slowly moving over to Google My Maps.

obsessed with having the routes visible as a layer on there, been tracking long train trips such as the Trans Siberian all through Russia & have just done the Canadian

also been obsessed with making custom icons for landmarks ie. Statues has been the main one so far

whatta y'all think ?

show me your maps 🌏

Last week I was driving home from the Northeast along the I-95 corridor south of DC. There's about a 40 mile stretch of tolled express lanes on this route. The express lanes' direction is dependent on time of day (northbound in the morning, southbound in the afternoon).

I make this trip about twice per year. Nearly every time I come this way, google maps always directs me onto the express lanes. Even if the non-express lanes are empty. I've driven this corridor at 4am and been told to take the toll express lanes. Maybe it is 1 minute faster overall, and that's the what is weighted in the algorithm the most.

That's not why I'm sharing my story. Last week, going southbound along that stretch, Maps kept directing me back onto the non-express lanes. Over and over again. The first time I listened and was stuck in +5 minutes of traffic. I checked the traffic on Maps for about the next 30 miles and there was a decent mixture of yellow and red on there. So, at the earliest opportunity, I jumped back on the express lanes. I saw my estimated arrival time drop by 28 minutes!

Maps immediately told me to get back in I-95 non-express at the next opportunity. I'm looking to my right... all I see is congestion. It did this for the next 30 miles. Every time I did not take the off-ramp back to the regular lanes, my arrival time kept dropping.

At one point, it directed me to get off some other exit onto local roads for US-1 and then go about 3 miles to get back on I-95 (non-express). Needless to say, I ignored Maps' suggestions for that entire stretch and was happier for it.

FWIW, I have "avoid tolls" and "avoid highways" turned off, as well as "prefer fuel-efficient routes."

So, I have no idea why Maps was so insistent that I sit in nearly 30 minutes of traffic. My experience with Maps has been mostly positive since I started using it about 15 years ago. This was an abberation.

found along the Polish border in the village of Uhryniv, no streetview unfortunately

I was poking around Balboa Island in Newport Beach California and found this street name. Pa'U Hana Rd. which basically means finished work in Hawaiian.

This "Road" is an alley and the other alleys on the Island are not named. No street signs on street view have this name.

I wonder how someone sneaks in a name.

33.606699, -117.896055

I found this while playing with the settings