Weird Geography Facts
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Well it takes like 7 hours to go from New Orleans just to get into the Gulf. We did a cruise once and saw the pilot boat come get the river captain at like 1130 and we left port at 4
Carter Lake- fun little spot if you need to get some online betting done in the Omaha area without going to Council Bluffs
fwiw, the gray duck territory encroaches at least one layer of counties into North Iowa.
Also, in the winter, we like to take our cars out and "whip shitties" on ice covered parking lots. Have not heard that term outside of North Iowa and Southern Mn
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It sounds dangerous to pull down your pants and squat in a cold parking lot.
For FWD cars, it is best to do them in reverse
https://racketmn.com/in-defense-of-whippin-shitties-minnesota
And, if you are in Omaha, you have to drive through a part of Iowa to get to the airport which is in Nebraska.
I legit learned this last week watching a Kentucky basketball game and seeing this bit on the state outline at three court at Rupp Arena. Had to google it and surprised I'd never heard of it before.A part of Kentucky is surrounded by Missouri and Tennessee. This “exclave” is also known as the “Kentucky Bend”. View attachment 141198
Kentucky Bend - Wikipedia
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as a little kid growing up in Muscatine, the idea of Davenport being east, but up the Mississippi River messed with me
Part of the reason is that the northeast side of the area in question (including all of Michigan) was supposed to be in the Central Time Zone but Henry Ford wanted his automobile headquarters on the same time zone as the banks in New York City.
Another strange fact regarding time zones is that Canada's Newfoundland time zone is only a half an hour ahead of Canada's Atlantic time zone which is an hour ahead of Canada's Eastern Time zone which roughly aligns with the U.S.'s Eastern Time Zone.
The first public drinking fountains I used were mere tubes that pointed perfectly straight up (like a geyser without much force). As gravity took hold of the water stream it looked like bubbles.
You can really cause a Kentuckian mental stress by asking them if the state Capitol is in Lexington or Louisville.
The earth is not a sphere.
1000 years ago, England had a mediterranean climate.
When Maverick crashed after going Mach 10.2, he landed on Earth.
The earth is not a sphere.
1000 years ago, England had a mediterranean climate.
When Maverick crashed after going Mach 10.2, he landed on Earth.
We lived west of Muscatine and came into town on IA Hwy 22 heading east. The street coming in (Cedar) made a couple very gradual bends southward but I never noticed that. So in my head the numbered streets went N-S.
They are designated East and West (East Hill, West Hill). When you actually look at the layout on a map those streets run almost exactly NE/SW.
Ever been to Cedar Rapids? It's 45degrees rotated from sanity. That and the smell. They do have a Map Room tavern.
There is a straight path to sail from Alaska to India without any turning.
It's one thing to be 45 degrees off and acknowledge it like CR does. It's another to just say, "That's East" when it's definitely Northeast.
Before the border needed passports I went up the north shore, drove up to a unmarked pullover walked about a mile (?) and saw the tallest waterfall in Minnesota, it was really easy to get there from Canada.
A lot like Waterloo.
The river runs East-West through the city but for some reason the two parts of the city are called East and West when it should be North and South.
Rivers screwed with people's perception 150 years ago
