What's the craziest thing you've seen on a map?
Like weird place names on Google Maps, as an example.
Smeagol666, Not “crazy” per se, but west of the Mississippi, cities are set up on a grid, whereas eastern cities look like their planning was established by throwing a plate of spaghetti at a wall.
Kolli, (edited ) Finland has many, but the big penis-shaped river is pretty good.
Edit: only discussion that is in English is over at Reddit: reddit.com/…/in_finland_we_have_a_river_shaped_li…
Nomecks,
Cwilliams, “I live at the intersection between pain and suffering. And no, that’s not metaphorical”
w3dd1e, I can’t remember where it was, but I used to work at a title company. We processed a refinance on “Whiskey Dick Ln”.
RIP_Cheems, 
neidu2, Florida
8000mark, “This is Florida! The whole goddamn state is shaped like a gun! You can’t walk to your mailbox without tripping over three of them. God forbid you sell one to a cop!”
LemmyKnowsBest, I just like those moments on Google Street view when there are people looking right into the Google camera.
rmuk, (edited ) Oh, like me? When I saw it coming and threw my arms up and stared at it as it passed.
LemmyKnowsBest, Oh that was you? I thought I recognized you on that corner of Figueroa and whatever
shinigamiookamiryuu, There’s a town near where I used to live called Garbutt, it has less than ten residents.
Drunemeton, 
HotDogFingies, 
That website gave me cancer
Brad, In Kentucky, between Louisville and Frankfort, there is a city called “Simpsonville” and it’s right next to a city called “Shelbyville”.
https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/6cbb01bb-c10c-4611-8658-581817f56587.webp
ArcaneSlime, It even clearly enumerates that they’re rivals, right under Finchville!
grabyourmotherskeys, Big Ass Lake
fleabomber, 
Those photos are crazy
mo_ztt, 
Not a map, but things I’ve seen on the roads in Boston:
- Left turn only from left lane, straight or left from 2nd lane, straight or left from 3rd lane
- Green light and perpendicular traffic coming to me on the cross street, also going, because they also have a green light
- Two lanes, surprise! Lane markers go away it’s one lane, not defined who yields, you guys can work it out
grabyourmotherskeys, Navigated Boston a few times using only a road map (long time ago). My spouse and I always cite it as proof our relationship can handle anything.
lemuria, Were you able to find car parking in Harvard Yard?
grabyourmotherskeys, Couldn’t even find Havard.
SteveKLord, 
I’m from Boston and this is painfully accurate. Especially the last line. My last job was a delivery job and me and the other person were constantly questioning if it was one lane or two.
BigBananaDealer, there’s some towns in austrailia that are absolutely insane. not going to list them here they are actually that bad. also not sure if they are still named what they are
Jimmycrackcrack, This is definitely the most appropriate place to list them. Try a few at least.
BigBananaDealer, Nigger Creek is one. happy? i am not lol
HotDogFingies, Holy shit, why
BigBananaDealer, i looked it up and in 2017 they changed the name. there was actually TWO towns called that, one with North in front of it
ArcaneSlime, Tbh, not sure I want to know why…
Jimmycrackcrack, Super annoying that they filter words here so I don’t know what “removed” was referring to. Instinctively I guessed cun* but could be any number of things. Thanks anyway.
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Jimmycrackcrack, Ah
Zachariah, 
island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an etc.
Devdogg, Lake Superior?
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