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RE: https://avgeek.social/@ikluft/116574277881307412

How many US populated places (not necessarily cities) besides Melbourne, Florida duplicate Australian city names? With common English influence, it's no surprise there's some overlap. With a quick search of the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) database, I found...
Sydney: FL ND
Melbourne: AR CA FL IA KY MO TN WA
Brisbane: CA IL ND
Adelaide: CO GA ID PA WA
Perth: DE IN KS MN MS ND NV NY VA
Darwin: CA IL MN NV OH OK TN VA
Alice Springs: none
#mapgeek #geography #Australia #USA

I entered the coordinates from the #NOAA #N49RF flight plan into Great Circle Mapper and got a map of today's #NOAA49 flight, currently in progress. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=KPDX-HEMLO-38.42+N+130.00+W-38.18+N+131.18+W-37.54+N+132.36+W-37.30+N+133.54+W-37.06+N+135.12+W-36.36+N+136.24+W-36.12+N+137.42+W-35.42+N+138.54+W-35.12+N+140.06+W-34.42+N+141.18+W-34.12+N+142.30+W-35.18+N+143.00+W-36.18+N+143.30+W-37.18+N+144.06+W-38.24+N+144.36+W-39.24+N+145.12+W-40.24+N+145.48+W-41.30+N+146.24+W-42.30+N+147.00+W-42.48+N+145.30+W-43.06+N+143.54+W-43.24+N+142.24+W-43.42+N+140.48+W-44.00+N+139.12+W-44.12+N+137.36+W-44.24+N+136.00+W-44.36+N+134.18+W-44.42+N+132.42+W-44.54+N+131.06+W-45.00+N+129.24+W-SEDAR-KEIKO-45.75+N+122.59+W-KPDX #aviation #avgeek #mapgeek #weather

I entered the coordinates from the #NOAA #N49RF flight plan into Great Circle Mapper and got a map of the planned flight. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=KPDX-40.36+N+132.18+W-40.48+N+133.42W-40.54+N+135.12W-41.00+N+136.42W-41.00+N+138.12W-41.06+N+139.42W-41.06+N+141.12W-41.06+N+142.36W-41.06+N+144.06W-41.06+N+145.36W-41.06+N+147.06W-41.00+N+148.36W-40.54+N+150.06W-42.12+N+150.00W-43.24+N+150.00W-44.42+N+150.00W-46.00+N+149.54W-47.12+N+149.54W-48.30+N+149.48W-48.30+N+148.12W-48.30+N+146.30W-48.30+N+144.48W-48.24+N+143.06W-48.18+N+141.30W-48.12+N+139.48W-48.06+N+138.06W-47.54+N+136.30W-47.42+N+134.54W-47.30+N+133.12W-47.18+N+131.36W-KPDX #aviation #avgeek #mapgeek #weather

So, I love old maps, and the only reason I had been using #MapMyWalk app was to compare overgrown walking paths I've discovered to where old roads used to be. Now they stopped offering the #USGSTopoMap and #WorldTopoMap functions. It's not like I can't download TopoMaps and overlay them with other maps (with my walking paths marked out), but darn... It was nice to be able to switch from Satellite to Terrain to Old Topo Maps. Bummer! Has anyone found a similar app that has older USGS Topo maps integrated? TY!

#MapGeek #WalkingPaths #Hiking #Urbex #NewEngland #Exploration #MountainBiking #BikingPaths #Exploring #USMaps