Whoa I didn’t know you could see state and county lines from space. I guess maps are more realistic than I thought!
Imagine how much work it must be to chalk those lines every time it rains.
Those lines, too. Did they pick where the states and burrough were based on those white lines?
No, I’m pretty sure it’s like a baseball game. Some dude runs out there every so often and chalks the boundaries a mile or so in width so you can see them from space
Gotta hate when a flood happens and all of a sudden Florida and Georgia become one state.
This image also illustrates how artificially brown crop land is. I live in the intermountain west and didn’t expect to see that ground color in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio…
One of the things I definitely do like living in Indiana is all the trees. In L.A., where I lived for a decade, it was mostly palms and conifers, and then Joshua trees further out. And they’re not all that attractive to me in comparison. Our house used to be surrounded by giant oaks that it was built around. Unfortunately we lost some in recent storms and others were too sick to not be a danger. We still have, I think, 5 of them left and a persimmon tree. We also have a playground that we’re going to dismantle and replace with another tree. Something local that grows relatively rapidly. Maybe a pawpaw? Not sure yet. Terre Haute, where I live, is famous for its sycamores (to the point that it’s the ISU sports team is the Sycamores), so that’s an option, but they’re kind of boring trees IMO.
I have a giant oak tree next to my house, perfectly positioned so that my house is in direct sunlight in the morning but completely shaded by the tree from noon onwards, so even when it’s 100°F outside my house doesn’t get above the low 80s. I love that tree - except for right now when I have to rake the fucking yard.
That’s really awesome. Our trees basically stop all but a tiny sliver of sunlight from getting to the house, but it’s still worth it.
That said, it’s better to not rake at all.
Terre Haute sounds great! I live up by Elkhart, and while we have way too much farmland, I can’t deny how great our forests are up here. We have bogs, too, which are just magical ecosystems.
It’s not great at all aside from the trees and a handful of other things.
Or, I guess, if you really like meth.
Also, this place is a very depressed community. About $40,000 a year average household income, so between that and all the meth, the crime rate is also pretty terrible.
That said, I’ve never been to Elkhart, so I don’t know what it’s like.
Why are the city and county lines present?
Because they’re always there, haven’t you gone to the edge of your county and looked at the lines? My favorites are the ones that run right through man made stuff like streets and farms.
this is how I thought longitude and latitude worked when I was little. The boat captains would just go over it like a bump on the road
Unfortunately, no clouds also means no rain - it’s a dustbowl here in Maryland!
Great now that’ll be stuck in my head all day. I just want someone to say to meeee oh oh oh ooh!
