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This post is from 2009, he updated it in 2010: http://www.datapointed.net/2010/09/distance-to-nearest-mcdonalds-sept-2010/ http://www.datapointed.net/2010/09/di
by Tossrock 15y ago
This post is from 2009, he updated it in 2010: http://www.datapointed.net/2010/09/distance-to-nearest-mcdonalds-sept-2010/ http://www.datapointed.net/2010/09/distance-to-nearest-mcdon...
He also visited the spot http://www.datapointed.net/2010/10/the-farthest-place-from-mcdonalds-lower-48-states/ http://www.datapointed.net/2010/10/the-farthest-place-from-m... which makes for a pretty entertaining tale.
- pyre 15y agoAlso, previous discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=840542 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=840542
- 51Cards 15y agoWhat's interesting is to "View Image" on each in two separate tabs and flip between them. Notably there was one closure in the west that left an even bigger black hole.
- davidw 15y agoThe followups are nicer than the original one, and I think that, in spirit, NW Nevada/Southern Oregon are a better fit for 'far away' places. The desert out there is very high and lonely, in a hauntingly beautiful sort of way. It's also extremely empty. One place in particular that merits a visit is Steens Mountain - you can drive most of the way up it and hike around. The view from the top is amazing - you can see for miles, and there are very few signs of people visible.