Map oddities

[Flick of the Elbow]

Does anyone else enjoy spotting oddities in maps ?
Here’s a couple for starters…

Just Looking for New England ? It’s on the Dalmeny estate just east of the Forth Bridge…

And who knew that the Belgian Classics and Cyclo-cross Mecca of Oudenaarde has a namesake just south of Perth ?

 

[presta]

Have you found Egypt, Palestine, & California yet?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

You need to get yourself a boyfriend/girlfriend.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Have you found Egypt, Palestine, & California yet?

Not as such. There’s quite a few local references to Egypt (gypsies) and I know of Californias in Falkirk and I think Birmingham.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Not as such. There’s quite a few local references to Egypt (gypsies) and I know of Californias in Falkirk and I think Birmingham

Hollywood is just outside Birmingham.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

This Moscow is probably smaller than Gorky Park.

 

[biggs682]

You need to get yourself a boyfriend/girlfriend.

Maps argue less

 

[Mo1959]

Does anyone else enjoy spotting oddities in maps ?
Here’s a couple for starters…

Just Looking for New England ? It’s on the Dalmeny estate just east of the Forth Bridge…
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And who knew that the Belgian Classics and Cyclo-cross Mecca of Oudenaarde has a namesake just south of Perth ?
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I’m not all that far away from Bridge of Earn and had never heard of that.

 

[presta]

There's a Gotham in the Peak District, but I haven't noticed Batman when I've passed through.
(And another near Nottingham)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Have you found Egypt, Palestine, & California yet?

I've been to Egypt
There was, but it's all gone now, a 'Wall Of Jericho' very close by

This Moscow is probably smaller than Gorky Park.

So is this one!

There's a Gotham in the Peak District, but I haven't noticed Batman when I've passed through.
(And another near Nottingham)

I've seen him on a camping holiday!

I've also run through Paris!! (Halifax), during a mixed trail/road race (2013)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1495146

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've been to Hades too!!

And Elysium

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Oh, there's a Scotstoun in Edinburgh too?
There's one in Glasgow

 

[Slick]

Oh, there's a Scotstoun in Edinburgh too?
There's one in Glasgow

Yer kidding

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Oh, there's a Scotstoun in Edinburgh too?
There's one in Glasgow

Sighthill in both too

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I’m not all that far away from Bridge of Earn and had never heard of that.

Just looked up the OS from 1885~1900, it was there even then…