Geographical trivia

[jon-nyc]

Pocahontas and William Shakespeare died within a year, and less than 150 miles from each other.

[taiwan_girl]

Here is one about Taiwan.

For garbage collection, the garbage truck drives slowly down the streets and alleys, and the people come out with their own garbage and throw it into the back of the truck. Mostly, they come by every day at about the same time.

(PS The trucks play Fur Elise in the style of an ice cream truck so people know that they are coming. Whenever I hear the opening to that song, I think of garbage trucks in Taiwan. LOL)

[89th]

@taiwan_girl thats funny!

[89th]

The Atlantic side of the Panama Canal is further west than the Pacific side.

[jon-nyc]

Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, married Picasso’s former partner and the mother of his two children.

[Aqua Letifer]

Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.

[89th]

@jon-nyc said in Geographical trivia:

Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, married Picasso’s former partner and the mother of his two children.

Jon this isn’t just any trivia!

[Jolly]

Louisiana has no mountains, but we do have a hill that's called a mountain, because perspective is everything.

Driscoll Mountain is in Bienville Parish and is 535 feet above sea level.

[jon-nyc]

Wow. I’m at 328ft and I’m less than 1/2mi from the water.

[LuFins Dad]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Geographical trivia:

Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.

Wow, I never knew about the KentIcky Bend until now. That’s interesting, but you said (at least) two. Is there another area as well?

[Copper]

From Detroit, look south to see Canada.

[George K]

@Copper said in Geographical trivia:

From Detroit, look south to see Canada.

To get from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic via Panama Canal, sail northwest.

[89th]

@George-K you n00b, look at the 6th post!

[89th]

Reno, Nevada is further west than San Diego, CA

[George K]

@89th said in Geographical trivia:

@George-K you n00b, look at the 6th post!

But at least I posted a map.

[Aqua Letifer]

@LuFins-Dad said in Geographical trivia:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Geographical trivia:

Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.

Wow, I never knew about the KentIcky Bend until now. That’s interesting, but you said (at least) two. Is there another area as well?

Not that I know of, but rivers change!

[89th]

Canada is closer to Africa than the USA is.

[taiwan_girl]

I like this thread! Lots of fun and interesting things

[LuFins Dad]

Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!

[89th]

@LuFins-Dad said in Geographical trivia:

Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!

Yes! It's part of my favorite piece of trivia: "Which USA state is the further South, North, West, and East. The answer is

South: Hawaii
North: Alaska
West: Alaska
East: Alaska