Posts Tagged ‘United States’

Nobody lives here: The nearly 5 million Census Blocks with zero population

Nobody lives here: The nearly 5 million Census Blocks with zero population

By Ben | maps

from the creator's website: "A Block is the smallest area unit used by the U.S. [&hellip

The United States redrawn as 50 States with Equal Population

The United States redrawn as 50 States with Equal Population

By Ben | maps

As @anya1anya notes, the names of these hypothetical states are excellent. I grew up in northern Detroit, [&hellip

Beautiful Maps: American Rivers in the Contiguous 48

Beautiful Maps: American Rivers in the Contiguous 48

By Ben | maps, nature

  Nelson Minar created this amazing map of the rivers in the contiguous 48 states. [&hellip

The NorthEastern United States at Night

The NorthEastern United States at Night

By Ben | photography, space

  by ISS Expedition 30, NASA via 

Missed Connections: An atlas of where we're (almost) finding love.

Missed Connections: An atlas of where we're (almost) finding love.

By Ben | culture, infographics, maps

  Gambrell, Dorothy. "Missed connections: seen but not spoken to: an atlas of where we're [&hellip

The proposed 38 United States of America

The proposed 38 United States of America

By Ben | economics, history, maps

"If George Etzel Pearcy had his way, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s famous song would have been called [&hellip