38 Maps You Never Knew You Needed

Some prime examples of map porn for all my fellow amateur cartographers to get lost in.

1. This map shows every area code in which Ludacris has “hoes”:

Source: michiganstate.247sports.com

2. This is what the world would look like if the water and land masses were inverted:

Source: ircimg.net

3. This is how much space the Great Lakes would take up if they were in Europe:

Source: greatlakesguru.com

4. Here’s how much space the world’s population would take up if everyone lived in one city:

From Per Square Mile by Tim De Chant.

Source: persquaremile.com

5. This is a map of every country England has ever invaded:

(That’s all but 22 countries.)

Source: wtf.nl

6. This map shows the population density in the United States by decade:

Source: thefullwiki.org

7. Here’s a map of everything New Yorkers call 311 to complain about most:

Source: visualizingstage.geready.com

8. This is what the U.S. might look like if state borders were redrawn to evenly distribute the population:

Source: gawker.com

9. Here’s another stab at the concept:

Source: fakeisthenewreal.org

10. Ever wonder what time zones look like in Antarctica? Here’s your answer:

Source: io9.com

11. A guide to the writing system of the world:

Source: globa-lingua.org

12. A Super Mario Bros. take on the world map:

Source: jaymug.com

13. The U.S. according to which cities have their own Craigslist section:

Source: idvsolutions.com

14. Here’s what the world might look like if it weren’t spherical:

Source: en.wikipedia.org

15. A map of the U.S. with the original city names:

Source: crasstalk.com

16. A guide to the popularity of various sports around the world:

Source: Tumblr.com

17. This map uses a different center point than you’re used to:

Source: mlkshk.com

18. A map showing what’s on the exact opposite side of the planet:

Source: uselessfactoftheday.blogspot.com

19. A map of the worst light pollution in the U.S.:

Source: survivalblog.com

20. Here’s how Google auto-complete describes all 50 states:

From Matt Shirly of flipcollective.com.

Source: flipcollective.com

21. The U.S. drawn like a map from a fantasy novel:

Source: reddit.com

22. The U.S. high-speed rail system that will never be:

:(

Source: californiarailmap.com

23. An America that almost was from 1814:

Source: antiquemaps4u.com

24. A map of the countries that consume the most milk:

Source: foodbeast.com

25. A map of the most popular surnames in the U.S.:

Source: visualnews.com

26. Here are all the landlocked countries of the world:

Source: imgur.com

27. All the countries that share just one border with another country:

Source: reddit.com

28. The most popular web browsers by country:

Source: althistory.wikia.com

29. Here’s every country with a McDonald’s:

Source: landofmaps.tumblr.com

30. The world according to power outlets:

Source: lesvamosachorrear.com

31. How the world looked during the last ice age:

Source: landofmaps.tumblr.com

32. Maps of the U.S. according to how often the Seven Deadly Sins are committed:

Via: k-state.edu

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Source: k-state.edu

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Source: k-state.edu

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Source: k-state.edu

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Source: k-state.edu