Alert: The Maps Thread

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  1. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #2551 soccernutter, Mar 8, 2026
    ********! Misclicked the last 2
    Was off by 1km for the first one
    Was off by 7km for the second one
    Was off by 145 km for the 3rd one.
    Would have been up the coast a bit, maybe 300km for the 4th one.
    Would have been somewhat ballpark for the 5th one, probably within 1000km. Any closer than that would have been luck.
     
  2. TheJoeGreene

    TheJoeGreene Member+

    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    #2552 TheJoeGreene, Mar 8, 2026
    687...yikes
     
  3. Homa

    Homa Member

    Feb 4, 2008
    Aachen
    Club:
    FC Schalke 04
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    #2553 Homa, Mar 8, 2026
    Bit of luck with the last one.
    Final score: 981
     
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  4. TheJoeGreene

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    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    #2554 TheJoeGreene, Mar 9, 2026
    965

    Missed #1 by 47km and #3 and #4 by 147km.
     
  5. JamesA

    JamesA Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    Victoria
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    #2555 JamesA, Mar 9, 2026
    892

    The last one screwed me a bit, missing it by 1,100 km.
     
  6. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #2556 soccernutter, Mar 9, 2026
    937

    Constantly underestimate the size and location of middle Europe. Fortunately, because I used to teach History, got the second one at just 28km.

    That part of Africa always messes me up and I never get the countries in the right location. Was lucky this time and off by *only* 430km.
     
  7. Homa

    Homa Member

    Feb 4, 2008
    Aachen
    Club:
    FC Schalke 04
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    #2557 Homa, Mar 9, 2026
    988
    Missed the last one by 174km
     
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  8. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #2558 ToMhIlL, Mar 9, 2026
    959. Fairly close on all of them, but not close enough...
     
  9. Mike03

    Mike03 Member+

    Jun 7, 2006
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    #2559 Mike03, Mar 9, 2026
    A map of the events of the song My Posse's on Broadway by Sir Mixalot

    pobm.jpg
     
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  10. Sounders78

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    Apr 20, 2009
    Ireland
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    #2560 Sounders78, Mar 9, 2026

    Favorite t-shirt related to Dick's Drive-In was "I'd rather have Dick's than Hooters". Needless to say it was popular around Seattle Pride, especially when it was on Broadway on Capital Hill.
     
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  11. Pønch

    Pønch Saprissista

    Aug 23, 2006
    Donde siempre
    #2561 Pønch, Mar 11, 2026
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  12. cliche_guevara

    cliche_guevara Member+

    Jun 1, 2004
    San Francisco, CA
    #2562 cliche_guevara, Mar 11, 2026
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  13. TheJoeGreene

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    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    #2563 TheJoeGreene, Mar 11, 2026
    Cow puncher? I hardly know her!
     
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  14. TheJoeGreene

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    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    #2564 TheJoeGreene, Mar 12, 2026
    964

    Did okay on the first 3 and then was 36km off on 4 and 9km off on 5.
     
  15. Pittsburgh Ref

    Pittsburgh Ref Member+

    Oct 7, 2014
    da 'Burgh
    #2565 Pittsburgh Ref, Mar 12, 2026
    984. A confluence of hum-dingers.
     
  16. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #2566 soccernutter, Mar 12, 2026
    963

    As I've said before, the middle part of Europe always messes me up.
    Got lucky on how far north the Japan one was.
    And never remember how far north Kenya is.
     
  17. Sounders78

    Sounders78 Member+

    Apr 20, 2009
    Ireland
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    #2567 Sounders78, Mar 12, 2026

    The equator runs right through it. Remember that and it's quite easy to place it.
     
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  18. soccernutter

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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #2568 soccernutter, Mar 12, 2026
    That means I have to know where to place the equator (accurately) on a map without longitude or latitude lines.
     
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  19. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Section 26
    #2569 rslfanboy, Mar 12, 2026
    The horror! :eek:
     
  20. Sounders78

    Sounders78 Member+

    Apr 20, 2009
    Ireland
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    #2570 Sounders78, Mar 12, 2026

    Easy! Just find Ecuador. Equatorial Guinea isn't too far off either and the northern shore of Lake Victoria lines up with it as well.
     
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  21. soccernutter

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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #2571 soccernutter, Mar 12, 2026
    The map we are looking at is topgraphical. Lake Victoria is the only part that helps.
     
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  22. Pittsburgh Ref

    Pittsburgh Ref Member+

    Oct 7, 2014
    da 'Burgh
    #2572 Pittsburgh Ref, Mar 12, 2026
    Just look for the part with the highest linear velocity
     
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  23. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #2573 soccernutter, Mar 12, 2026
    Shuddup
     
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  24. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #2574 ToMhIlL, Mar 12, 2026
    African or European?

    751, my lowest score ever. I was only 5,800 km off from one of them!
     
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  25. chaski

    chaski Moderator
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    Mar 20, 2000
    redacted
    Club:
    Lisburn Distillery FC
    Nat'l Team:
    New Caledonia
    #2575 chaski, Mar 12, 2026
    Also can use Galápagos Islands.
     
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