Google maps is amazing. I'm able to chart to the minute how long it'll take my character to get from one part of a random city to another by foot vs car. I can see what an intersection looks like. I can travel the world. In my bathrobe. Like Arthur Dent.
It's neat.
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@AdrienneKress
Also Atlas Obscura. You find this neat thing near where you have something set, and then it's two hours later and you've learned a whole lot about something you didn't even know about but is a PERFECT fit for what you're writing.
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@AdrienneKress
Try - drops you in a random point in Google maps and you have to guess where you are by placing a pin in a world map. 5 locarions per round, scores are calculated based on distance your guess is from actual location. Fun.
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@AdrienneKress
Note: Google Maps walk times for Vancouver are calculated for west coast walking pace.
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@KEdwardK
Yes! It's the strange little things, like being able to see what time the buses run or whatever too. I love it!
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@AdrienneKress
Oh yes. I can see how that would be a valuable tool for field research.
Any more, if I'm driving into a big city and need to find a place, I'll do the last mile on streetview. I find it so helpful to have visual queues in addition to the street layout.
Great tool.
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