I was driving recently, and realised that I was near a road that appeared to have a large gap. By that I mean: road A joins road B and stops, but some distance further along B there’s a bit more road A. It’s as if A has been chopped into two by B, and the … Continue reading GB roads with gaps
Category: Maps
Great British Place Names Made of Smaller Bits
I was driving recently and saw a sign for a place whose name was built up of two things joined together. That got me wondering about other places I’ve seen whose names were like that. So I found some data, downloaded it, played around with it, and this is the result. There’s no great point … Continue reading Great British Place Names Made of Smaller Bits
How far is it to the coast?
We recently felt like escaping to the seaside, but it's quite far away from us and the weather was awful, so we settled for tea and cake nearby instead. That got me wondering how far it was to the (UK) coast, and which bit of the UK was furthest from the coast. So I dug … Continue reading How far is it to the coast?
Which bits of the EU are closest to the UK?
This is a short and simple post, that is part 3 in a series: How far away is the most remote part of the UK?How far away is the closest bit of the EU?Which bits of the EU are the closest? The code I wrote to calculate the distances for the previous article also kept … Continue reading Which bits of the EU are closest to the UK?
How far away is the EU?
This article is part two in a series: How far away is the most remote part of the UK?How far away is the closest part of the EU?Which bits of the EU are the closest? The previous article talked about how I produced a kind of choropleth map – instead of the colour on the … Continue reading How far away is the EU?
Capital cities and US place names
This blog post came about because I remembered that there’s a place in Texas called Paris. That got me to wonder: How many countries’ capitals share a name with somewhere in the USA? It seemed to be about the right size of project to tackle, and one I could do without any coding. Like with … Continue reading Capital cities and US place names
How far away from here is the most distant bit of the UK?
This article is the first in a series: How far away is the most remote part of the UK?How far away is the closest bit of the EU?Which bits of the EU are the closest? I like visualisations, particularly map-based ones. Done well, it’s as if they give you superpowers or a microscope or telescope … Continue reading How far away from here is the most distant bit of the UK?
