Maps with a different perspective

[Synthaholic]

Cool maps, although it's one of those clicky slideshow things that I hate. Here's one showing huge Texas in Africa.

Light Pollution:

Maps That Put The World In Perspective - Factable

www.factable.com

 

[Synthaholic]

Land use:

 

[Synthaholic]

America is home to eight percent of the world’s forests, having around 228 billion trees in the country. And, as the map clearly illustrates, those forests are more densely populated in the northwest as well as east of the Mississippi River.

Contrary to popular belief, the wood-per-acre average has significantly grown since the 1950s, which is amazing since the European settlers uprooted a lot of growth when they first arrived in America. Now more than ever, people realize the importance of nature. In 2007, the then-mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, made plans to plant one million trees In New York by 2017 — the goal was met!

 

[Synthaholic]

These are all abandoned railroads. Kind of disgraceful.

 

[candycorn]

Cool maps, although it's one of those clicky slideshow things that I hate. Here's one showing huge Texas in Africa.

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Light Pollution:

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Maps That Put The World In Perspective - Factable

www.factable.com

I was at Bryce Canyon last week. You could almost read by the moonlight (it was a half moon).

 

[Synthaholic]

States sized by population density

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Cool maps, although it's one of those clicky slideshow things that I hate. Here's one showing huge Texas in Africa.

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Light Pollution:

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Maps That Put The World In Perspective - Factable

www.factable.com

I like blackouts on Moonless nights

 

[Synthaholic]

 

[Missourian]

These are all abandoned railroads. Kind of disgraceful.

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This one is misleading. I recognize two in my state that have been converted as part of the Greenways Rails to Trails Program.

United States | Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Find rail-trail stats, stories and information from across the United States.

www.railstotrails.org

Missouri | Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Find rail-trail stats, funding, blog posts, and trails in this state.

www.railstotrails.org

https://www.ozarkgreenways.org/explore/greenway-trails/frisco-highline-trail/

 

[Missourian]

Light Pollution:

Cool light pollution forecast site...

Clear Sky Chart Homepage

www.cleardarksky.com