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Attention Map Nerds | MetaFilter
The Newberry Library has an online atlas of U.S. States and how their county boundaries have changed over time.
Critique of Fuller's Dymaxion Map compared to B.J.S. Cahill's Octahedral
A major contribution.
Critique of Fuller’s Dymaxion Map compared to B.J.S. Cahill’s Octahedral
New York City Homicides Map – The New York Times
Each day, the New York Police Department announces major crimes, including most homicides, in the five boroughs. This data is compiled from those reports, in addition to news accounts, court records and additional reporting.
Trevor Blake: biblemap.org
One of the deep roots of atheism in the West is the application of scholarship to the Bible. The more one tries to apply reason and evidence to the Bible, the more doubt about the truth of the Bible is found. There is no more swift and sure path to rejecting Christianity than reading the Bible. But this is a lesson often forgotten, and generation after generation of sincere Christians lose their faith by enriching it. New discoveries and techniques are applied to the Bible in an effort to promote the Bible, only to discredit it. What remains is either doubt or a particular kind of self-deception called faith. The meaning of the word faith in modern times is that which the claimant knows is not true but which the claimant acts and speaks as if it were true. Faith has become the opposite of hope, a shutting off instead of a keeping open.
For instance, biblemap.org writes “We hope this site will be a blessing to you and possibly help make the living book of the Bible more alive in your life.” The site shows locations mentioned in the Bible on a map. Where was the home of Peter and Andrew? Mark 1:21 says Capernaum. John 1:44 says Bethsaida. biblemap.org says… both Capernaum and Bethsaida. Where was Jacob buried? Genesis 50:13 says Machpelah. Acts 7:15-16 says Shechem. biblemap.org says… both Machpelah and Sechem. During the research and data entry for biblemap.org, did the authors note these contradictions? When users search this map, will they note these contradictions? How will these contradictions be resolved, and what does that imply for the Bible?
Metro: Bike There! map on Google Earth
Fly across the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region as you view the bike map in this 3-D simulation.
MaxMind – GeoIP for your IP address
This is a comprehensive demo returning all of the data available from our various GeoIP databases.
Atlas Obscura | Wondrous, curious, and bizarre locations around the world
The world’s wonders & curiosities
Atlas Obscura | Wondrous, curious, and bizarre locations around the world
We Built This City on Sunken Ships | MetaFilter
Much of downtown San Francisco is built on landfill based on sunken ships that were abandoned during the Gold Rush
National Register of Historic Places listings in Southeast Portland, Oregon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following list attempts to comprehensively present the full set of National Register of Historic Places listings in Southeast Portland, Oregon
National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Oregon that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in all 36 of Oregon’s 36 counties.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
U.S. Mood Map: Kentucky Saddest, Hawaii Gladdest?
This county-by-county map shows the percentages of residents who reported “frequent mental distress”
B.J.S. Cahill Butterfly World Map Resource Page
The Octahedral Butterfly Map of the World, by Bernard J.S. Cahill (1866-1944). first published in 1909, is a sadly neglected monument of world map design.
