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Barry Churcher 09-05-04 18:34

Where do you live?
 
I recently sent a few bits of 19 set stuff to a chap in Australia. As a thank you he sent me a lovely calender with Aussie birds. (the feathered kind). In the center of the calender is a map of Australia and as I looked it over I was wondering where all you Aussie types lived. Then that got me thinking about everyone else. I know where Hanno and Dirk live in Holland but none of the other Dutch guys. This applies to England, etc. etc. Is there some way we can do this on the forum? I guess maps from the countries of the contributors would take up too much space. Just curious and with nothing to do while I wait for Janet to make lunch.
Barry

Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP) 09-05-04 19:08

Mapquest Links?
 
Perhaps we could all simply post our towns/countries of residence, with Mapquest links to same. An example:

I live in London, Ontario, Canada, in the northwest corner of the city. The Mapquest link is here:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

You can zoom out or zoom in for a farther or closer look at the area.

Barry Churcher 09-05-04 20:23

Great Idea Geoff
 
Geoff, I guess thats why you are the moderator,owner etc. This is a real easy way to do it. I hope suitable numbers respond just so we can get an idea as to everyones whereabouts. This is the location of the Castleton Staging Yard.
Barry
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

badger1bear 09-05-04 21:17

Hi Geoff sorry I have been away so long but you know how it is.....you go out for a loaf of Bread and Ten years later you return home............... and you still forgot to pick the bread up !!!

Here is where I live, the South East corner of Kent in a Small town called Tunbridge Wells

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

Nice to be back :)

Hanno Spoelstra 09-05-04 22:02

Great idea Barry!

For all the other guys, here is a map showing the place where I live: Hillegom, The Netherlands.

Cheers,
Hanno

Keith Webb 09-05-04 23:23

The Mapquest details on Australia and I notice on the http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...&addtohistory= some of the place names are the obscure ones, but Warrandyte is quite close to Eltham where I live.

Richard Notton 09-05-04 23:25

Where do we live
 
Brilliant idea :)

Here's me:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

And here's Ballard:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map
Well, he's actually under the second C of Crescent as all the houses in Nightingale Cres are the same post code.

R.

Richard Farrant 09-05-04 23:33

Quote:

Originally posted by Keith Webb
The Mapquest details on Australia and I notice on the Melbourne map some of the place names are the obscure ones, but Warrandyte is quite close to Eltham where I live.
Keith,
Something wrong here, according to Mapquest you are in the middle of nowhere in Kansas, USA

Richard

Richard Notton 09-05-04 23:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Richard Farrant
Keith,
Something wrong here, according to Mapquest you are in the middle of nowhere in Kansas, USA

Richard

Certainly is; this close enough?:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

R.

Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP) 09-05-04 23:46

Ergh...
 
Sir Richard did what I did, except did it better. The shape of things to come in the next few weeks? One would hope not... :(

DaveCox 09-05-04 23:54

Southwater, West Sussex UK
http://mq-mapgend.websys.aol.com/mqm...26%40%24x9%40=

Keith Webb 09-05-04 23:57

That's it
 
Quote:

Originally posted by FV623
Certainly is; this close enough?:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

R.

I notice they're not too careful with spelling place names either; "Croyden" should be spelled with an o not e.

Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP) 10-05-04 00:15

Dave
 
Is THIS the place you meant?

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

cletrac (RIP) 10-05-04 01:08

Here's a Mapquest link to where I live. My farmyard is under the P in Plato. As you can see there's nothing here except acres and acres of acres.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

Richard Notton 10-05-04 01:21

Re: That's it
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Keith Webb
I notice they're not too careful with spelling place names either; "Croyden" should be spelled with an o not e.
They're not too cute with a decent map scale size for Oz either, medium and like it. :(

R.

Keith Webb 10-05-04 02:20

Re: Dave
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Is THIS the place you meant?

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

Jif
When I click on the link it just takes me to the place I last looked at...:confused:

gordon 10-05-04 09:15

Me, me, me......
 
http://uk2.multimap.com/map/browse.c...dr_client=none

I'm here....:)

Tony Smith 10-05-04 14:16

Lithgow
 
Mapquest is not giving me a good result, so try http://www.lpi.nsw.gov.au/airviewdb/...sion_id=553074 which will show a map, and click on the pink haze of Lithgow city then the "Display Photo" button for a lovely aerial view of home. My house is the one with the brown roof 163rd from the bottom left in an anti-clockwise direction.

servicepub (RIP) 10-05-04 17:24

Home of the stars
 
Nepean - a bedroom community to Ottawa.
Ottawa - a government town where everyone sleeps while at the office.
Question - why do we need a bedroom community then?

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

Alex Blair (RIP) 10-05-04 18:21

Ottawa.....
 
I live a little east of Clive...

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...4EVFY8hg%3d%3d

Bob Moseley (RIP) 11-05-04 01:44

Adelaide, South Australia
 
You don't need a map reference for Adelaide. Just look for the centre of the world on any atlas.

Bob

Tony Smith 11-05-04 10:53

Adelaide
 
Quote:

You don't need a map reference for Adelaide. Just look for the centre of the world on any atlas.
...and then turn it over to find the _ _ _ _ _ _ _!:eek:

Sorry, Bob, Adelaide's a lovely town, just that your reply was begging for a rejoinder!

Rod Diery 11-05-04 16:57

get a magnifying glass
 
With a magnifying glass you may be able to find Kulin. Or try this map
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

Cheers
Rod

Vets Dottir 12-05-04 05:13

Winnipeg, Manitoba (Mb)
 
Winnipeg is easy to find on maps as it's the Province's Capitol City :)

I'm a new kid in town since end of March... from BC. I was born/raised a little up the NE TIP of the big lake on the East side/right side ... it's rural fishing-farming community ... mostly grain farming.

Interesting tid bit ... while driving out to"back home lake area" we passed a field with a herd of BUFFALO!!!!INCREDIBLE that these creatures aren't instinct after all the fur trading days slaughters!

I'll be back to reinsert the proper link in a bit... I think what might be happning is that when we "zoom in or out from the main image and save the link AFTER zooming" that those "zoomed" links bring different areas up???

OK ... here is a link for Winnipeg, Mb.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map
I live roughly above and to the left of the "W" in Winnipeg. To see where Winnipeg is in Mb... search for Province "Mb" only and you can zoom zoom zoom :) and you'll see Winnipeg located below the lowest tip of the big lake on the right.

:smoker:

Richard Notton 12-05-04 08:00

Re: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Mb)
 
Quote:

Originally posted by V_D

Holy smokes... thats quite a link I just copy/pasted EEEK

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...bPHKgGaw%3d%3d

Top middle of Kansas? I don't think so. . . . . . . . .

:cheers:
R. :smoker:

Vets Dottir 12-05-04 08:08

Re: Re: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Mb)
 
Quote:

Originally posted by FV623
Top middle of Kansas? I don't think so. . . . . . . . .

:cheers:
R. :smoker:

Ok now R.? This one works for me for Winnipeg. I deleted the firstlink in my post and insertd this new one.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...submit=Get+Map

:cheers: :smoker:

Bob Moseley (RIP) 12-05-04 11:29

Adelaide
 
Tony
Consider this your next Xmas Card.

TTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRRRPPPPP!!

Bob

martineaton 14-05-04 18:54

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...,Hertfordshire

Mark W. Tonner 07-06-04 23:08

And this is me
 
And, No, I don't live in a field :)

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...&addtohistory=

I'm east of SUNRAY'S Bunker.........

Rolf S. Ask 09-06-04 00:13

the best place on earth...
 
is in the end of the road in the center of the map....
And then just zoom out to see the rest of the universe turning around my place.....

Perhaps this one works...http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c....x=7&left.y=12

Also take a look at this pages http://www.kvinnherad.kommune.no/Guide/indexeng.htm

Rolf


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