Might Help You Feel Safe
Tonight I came across the above map posted at a site called Weathersealed.com, and I was relieved to find out that within the continental US, I’ll never be more than 107 miles from a McDonalds, a point that he calls, “Mc Farthest Spot”.
Though the author doesn’t explain a lot about how the above map was created, he offered:
So, I set out to determine the farthest point from a Micky Dee’s – in the lower 48 states, at least. This endeavor required information, and the nice folks at AggData were kind enough to provide it to me: a complete list of all 13,000-or-so U.S. restaurants, in CSV format, geolocated for maximum convenience. From there, a bit of software engineering gymnastics, and…
Behold, a visualization of the contiguous United States, colored by distance to the nearest domestic McDonald’s!
Even more beautiful is that AggData the company mentioned above makes a business of selling the locations of all the fast food restaurants in America, for just a few bucks.
Source:
http://www.weathersealed.com/2009/09/22/where-the-buffalo-roamed/