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Post by tom_nevers_owner on Apr 24, 2006 19:48:54 GMT -5
I thought this would be a fun thread. Do a google search for your zip code. The first result should be a map of your town/city. Then just post the map here.  Steve Tom_Nevers_Owner P.S. I live in what I call the back yard of Paramount's Kings Island. www.pki.com |
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Post by AeroMess on Apr 25, 2006 0:36:43 GMT -5
Here is mine:  But I don't actually live in the city limits. I live about 15 miles from Casa Grande. Way off the map. |
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Post by Brian Hackett on May 2, 2006 11:51:06 GMT -5
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Post by Smitty on May 2, 2006 12:08:38 GMT -5
I used mapquest instead...  Yes I live in the boonies...lol |
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Post by Brian Hackett on May 2, 2006 12:49:16 GMT -5
Since the first one didn't work.   |
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Post by Nix on May 2, 2006 13:05:54 GMT -5
Here's mine:  I live by a golf course. Joy! %20:  |
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Post by AeroMess on May 3, 2006 1:15:17 GMT -5
Why are most places back east laid out crooked? And to me, being used to ordinary house addresses with a number, then a direction, then a street name, some of the addresses seem very strange. Like some relatives of mine in Indiana have an address with a number then a direction, then another number and another direction. So what direction does the street run. East? North? Who knows? The street doesn't even have a name! It's like their address is given in coordinates, instead of an actual address! I don't know, to me it just seems weird!
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Post by Nix on May 3, 2006 13:01:44 GMT -5
That is strange, Aeromess. I'm not sure why that is for most places here in the Midwest/East Coast. Where I live, it's considered to be a valley. So, that might explain it. :\
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Post by Brian Hackett on May 3, 2006 17:50:11 GMT -5
I am not sure why that is either but if you think that's bad, go to Wisconsin. They have roads labeled with letters of the alphabet. So, if you go down the road you see road signs that look like this.
Highway K 7 miles
So, if you lived on that highway it would read something like:
62 Highway K
Always thought that was weird and when I drive into Wisconsin it really bothers me.
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Post by AeroMess on May 3, 2006 18:21:00 GMT -5
That is weird. Once when I was in Texas, I saw signs for CR's and I think it was FR's. I'm like what the heck is that? Then later on I found out they were abbreviations for County Road and Farm Road or something like that. But I'm sure there are lots of things here that people from out of state find strange. I can't think of any offhand though!
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Post by Smitty on May 4, 2006 10:31:25 GMT -5
Yeah, I know here in PA some of the mile markers are labelled as such SR44. Which means State Route 44. I never noticed if they do that in other states or not.
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Post by tom_nevers_owner on Sept 20, 2006 23:26:00 GMT -5
Connecticut does that and so does Ohio. For example, I live close to S.R. 48.
Another thing that some ppl would find strange and something that I'm still getting used to are townships.* I don't actually live in Maineville, but that's my postal address. The zip code stretches into an area known as Landen and a huge portion of, but not all, of Hamilton twp part of which is in Morrow's zip code. In CT, and all other N.E. states, there are no townships and the cities have city lines, not corporation limits. Hartford cannot "swallow" up any more surrounding suburbs, but Cincinnati and Columbus(as examples of many other cities) can do so with the peoples' consent through voting.
Yep, that's a lot of information to get in 30 seconds. LOL!
Steve
Tom Nevers Owner
*Think of a township as a mini-county
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