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56 Years Of Tornado Tracks

Every little laser represents a tornado that touched down in the past 56 years. Poor Louisiana.

Time-Lapse Map Of The Past 1,000 Years Of Europe

Cramming for that Western Civ final? Here’s a video that shows the changing borders from 1000 A.D. - 2003. There! Now your studying is done and you can read BuzzFeed without feeling guilty. [Editor’s Note: the video has been taken down from YouTube for a copyright claim; we’re trying to find a new version for you!]

Katie Notopoulos a year ago 133 responses

Find Out Where You’d Be If You Dug Straight Through The Earth

Spoiler alert: it’s probably in the middle of the ocean. Find out where you’d end up and post it in the comments.

Keenan Roberts a year ago 123 responses

Death To Boring Maps

Stamen Design’s watercolored maps make Google Maps look flat and tired. Is there a good reason our geodata has to be ugly?

John Herrman a year ago 20 responses

An (Almost) Real-Time Wind Map

Mesmerizing. The average speed of wind across the US, as of 10:00 EST: 8.2MPH. Click here to animate.

John Herrman a year ago 9 responses

The Sleepiest States

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have just released their first national sleep map. According to them, southern states are hit hardest by sleep disturbance and daytime fatigue.

Matt Stopera a year ago 5 responses

"Mad Men" Relationship Breakdown Is Truly Dazzling

Gearing up for season 5, which returns Sunday March 25th on AMC, this chart will help you catch up on who slept with whom.

BrodiemanThe1st a year ago 45 responses

Where The Trees Are In The USA

NASA just released this map showing where trees are in the US. How treey (not a word) is your state? (via towleroad.com)

Matt Stopera a year ago 53 responses

The Best Map Of America, Ever

This map — according to both the Cartography and Geographic Information Society and Slate, is the finest map of the U.S. ever made. The clarity! The font! The richness of detail! If you ever wanted to learn anything about the geography of the United States, now is a good time to get started.

Scott Lamb a year ago 47 responses

The Tire Pile Visible From Space

These nearly one million tires on 50 acres of land in rural South Carolina might get the property owner arrested. He was apparently hoarding them to sell to China, but the used tire market (sounds legit) collapsed and he got stuck with this sprawling graveyard of rubber and mosquito breeding.

Gavon Laessig a year ago 99 responses

Map Projections And You

Personally I can’t decide between the Robinson and the Plate Carree. Of course, I didn’t even have an opinion on this until this morning. Thanks, XKCD.

Donna Dickens a year ago 24 responses

3D Mapping On Steroids

Look out, Google Maps. C3 Technologies provides photo-realistic 3D city visualization solutions for the search, navigation and geographic information systems industries. (via netbooknews.com) Watch Video ›

@LenKendall a year ago 28 responses

The Ultimate Nerd Guide To New York City

Here’s a guide to New York City that’s actually useful for once. Leave the boring old Empire State Building to the sad tourists who don’t know where to find Spiderman’s house. (HUGE thank you to all the awesome BuzzFeeders who contributed to this.*) Read More ›

Jack Shepherd a year ago 271 responses

The Results Of The War On Drugs

Nailed it. (via reddit.com) View Image ›

koolnewsblog a year ago 81 responses

Super Mario New York City

This is the geekiest thing you’ll see all day. Jesse Eisemann created an awesome Super Mario World inspired map of New York City. Can we have the rest of the world SNES style, please? [Ed. note: Click through to see the whole thing!]

Baby Praying Mantis a year ago 17 responses

Map Of Every Nuclear Explosion

Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto has created a beautiful, undeniably scary time-lapse map of the 2053 nuclear explosions which have taken place between 1945 and 1998. Anyone else grateful for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty? Watch Video ›

@LenKendall a year ago 80 responses

Cold War Map Of US Government Facilities In 1967

Check out this Cold War relic that indicates where Eastern European officials could and could not travel in the United States in 1967. (via twitter.com) View Image ›

Dorsey Shaw a year ago 5 responses

Mapping European Stereotypes

London-based designer Yanko Tsvetkovâ’s Mapping Stereotypes Project puts a humorous spin on how we view the world around us. Visit his site to see more maps of european and world stereotypes. (via) View List ›

boomslang a year ago 78 responses

The Flickring, Twittering Lights of the World

Created by Eric Fischer, these maps combines data from Flickr and Twitter. The red dots represent Flickr pictures while the blue dots are tweets. More on the story at The Daily Mail. View List ›

BurnRed a year ago 39 responses

Tube Map Of British Comedy

Here’s a map to help you find your way around the rich and wonderful world of British comedy. Why not make a day of it? Hop on the Sitcom line, change at The Office for the Mockumentary line and treat yourself to some of the greatest comedy ever made. Comedy is back on BBC America. The MINISTRY OF LAUGHS, hosted by Chris Hardwick, starts Saturday June 18 at 10/9c only on BBC America. Read More ›

Ministry Of Laughs a year ago 59 responses

Historical Maps Of 19th-Century Northern Ireland

Ever wondered how geographical maps were done up in the 1800s? Check out these surprisingly colorful and detailed maps of Northern Ireland from the Victorian Era. (Full set with larger images here.) View Image ›

Josh Fjelstad a year ago 5 responses

Animal Art Made With Maps

These Prints by Jason LaFerrera of Animals made with antique maps are classy and really cool. Found item art projects are the best. They are also pretty pricey, but that doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate how pretty they are. (Via The Uniblog) View List ›

The Uniblogger a year ago 71 responses

Post-Grad Hipster’s Guide To Inhabitable U.S. Cities

Richmond “I heard there are actually a bunch of anarchists here” Virginia, for the win. (LKirchner via Rumpus) Read More ›

Dorsey Shaw 2 years ago 44 responses

Center of U.S. Population 1790-2010

I know you’ve all been waiting on the edge of your seats for the Census Bureau to calculate the new center of U.S. population! Here is the exciting result PLUS all the previous COPs since 1790. (via MoJo’s Tumblr) View Media ›

Dorsey Shaw 2 years ago 10 responses

The Official US Obesity Rates Timeline

Here are the official US obesity rate maps dating back to 1985 when the CDC started keeping records. It should be noted that Gushers were invented sometime in the mid-90s. View List ›

Matt Stopera 2 years ago 58 responses

Your iPhone Is Secretly Tracking You

Did you know that your iPhone has been keeping a record of everywhere you’ve been since June? iPhone users who aren’t creeped out by this weird factoid can create their own map of where they’ve been for the last six months here. (via Gizmodo) Watch Video ›

Dorsey Shaw 2 years ago 29 responses

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