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Howder Travel Adventures: Strange Geography USA

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DeSoto Point: A stranded chunk of Louisiana in Mississippi Want to borrow this image for your website or blog? Please read Terms & Conditions. Often in my travels I come across "strange geography." I love strange geography whether it's due to unusual natural occurrences, cultural distinctions, or man-made lines visible only on maps. As a child I spent hours looking at maps, wondering what the underlying land looked like. As an adult I have been able to visit some of those anomalies I noticed earlier, and actively go out of my way to catalog them. I have visited nearly every location described on this page. I am always interested in discovering more and welcome your comments on strange geography you have visited or think I should see. While I am most interested in the United States and Canada, I would also enjoy suggestions from other locations too. Index Island-on-an-Island. An island has a lake, and the lake has an island. Stranded by an International Border. The strange situation of Pt. Roberts, Washington. Anomalies in Washington, DC. Odd situations in and around our nation's capital. Those Pesky Rivers. What happens when you set a border on a river and it changes course? Walk Across the Mighty Mississippi River, without getting your feet wet. Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Isolation results in a splendid culture. Four Corners. The only place in the United States where four states come together at a point. What time is it in Arizona?. Sometimes it depends on where you happen to be standing. Continental Divides. If you dump a bucket of water, where will it flow? Split in Two. St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Island Isolation Doesn't Require an Island. Juneau, the Capital of Alaska. The 45+90 Spot. The exact middle of the northern half of the western hemisphere. Timm's Hill Summit. The not too difficult climb to the highest point in Wisconsin. The Transpeninsular Line. Solving a colonial era land dispute. Odds & Ends. Stuff that just doesn't fit elsewhere. Wish list: Oddities I want to visit, but haven't yet. Most and Fewest County Boundaries Various odds & ends: the truly miscellaneous. Other People Fascinated by Strange Geography. Index of Strange Geography Blog from Most Recent to Oldest Lowest Public Restroom in North America Highest and Lowest, Oh So Close The Forgotten River Capital Ferries of Australia The Grassy Knoll Antietam Topography The First Steamboat? Smallest Internationally-Divided Landmass Slug Lines The Degree Confluence Project A Two Year Long Geo-Trivia Discussion The Hottest I’ve Ever Been in my Life Arizona Monsoon The John McCain Flight John Hardeman Walker’s Bootheel Lazy Blue Ridge Afternoon Australia’s Weird Little Time Zone (I’ve Never Been to) Greenland GPS and Genealogy - Arlington National Cemetery In the 4th of July Spirit Wisconsin Wrap-Up The Point of Beginning Lake Delton is Gone 7 Uninhabited Islands Wisconsin Floods The Northwest Angle Geohashing Unusual Goes Very Local, Part II Unusual Goes Very Local, Part I Northernmost and Southernmost World Capitals South? Carolina Interstate Highway Numbers in the United States Narrowest point in Maryland The Last Grand Duchy Tombolo! Lowest Road in Canada Savor: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience Most County Borders Trail Ridge Road Highest Contiguous Road in USA GeoBee Challenge State of the Circle Twelve Mile, Indiana My Favorite Travel Tip Automatic Geolocation on a BlackBerry Tracking my Travels Washington, DC Highpoint Dedication Lake Pontchartrain Bridges Where West is East NACO County/City Search GPS and Genealogy Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon South of Detroit Wisconsin’s Original Capitol Blessed Relief When Categories Collide! Northernmost Ferry in Canada Lowest Elevation in England Wollaston Lake ’s Unusual Drainage Amateur Radio County Hunters Georgia Border Dispute Arizona Does Not Recognize Daylight Saving Time Fraser Island - World’s Largest Sand Island National Geographic Museum The Transpeninsular Line Smallest County in the USA, Epilogue Smallest County in the USA, Part 4 Smallest County in the USA, Part 3 Smallest County in the USA, Part 2 Smallest County in the USA, Part 1 Canada - Close to the Border Double Landlocked Countries Unusual Geography of the Republic of The Gambia Mapping Endangered Species New Urbanism Viewed through Maps River Headwaters and Sources USA States Called Commonwealths Brunei Exclave Arkansas (finally) Checks In! The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Canada Draining to the Gulf of Mexico United States Ferries Update Australia’s Highest Elevation Maps on Google Analytics Thoughts on Buffalo Festival of Maps – Chicago First Votes in New Hampshire Presidential Primary and Election Sawtooth and Knob Borders of Carroll County, NH The Free State of Winston County Highpointers Association Lake Okeechobee’s Five Counties Santa Claus, Indiana Grotian Traditions, Thalwegs and Winner Take All Carter Lake, Iowa Canada’s 4 Corners Corners 7 Flags Over Texas? 6 Flags Over Texas Reelfoot Lake, Tiptonville, Tennessee Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Highest Elevation in Portugal Google Maps Terrain Button Traffic Camera Mahem Thoughts on Los Angeles and Reno Remote Southwestern Virginia United States Ferries Washington DC Area’s Last Phone Booth Thanksgiving Towns Google Maps - "My Maps" Capability Virginia, West of West Virginia Fewest County Borders – Part III: Red Lake Co., MN Fewest County Borders – Part II: Peninsulas (Door Co., WI) Fewest County Borders – Part I: Hawaii County, HI Howder Street, Hillsdale, Michigan Michigan’s Lost Peninsula Introduction and Purpose