Category: Miscellaneous
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Looking for Kenai Geo-Oddities
I’ll be on the Kenai Peninsula of southern Alaska in about two weeks. I have a pretty good handle on most of the tourist stuff: hiking, salmon fishing, bear watching, whale sighting and glacier hopping. What I’m hoping is that the vast select and discerning audience of the Twelve Mile Circle may have some advice…
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Spike House for Sale — Only $1.5 Million
People who manage property consolidations refer to a single landowner who resists all purchasing offers as a “spike.” The lone holdout can sometimes spike a complicated deal single-handedly to the detriment of surrounding landowners hoping to profit, and developers trying to assemble a large enough parcel to justify an apartment building, office complex or shopping…
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One Percent of Greenland Lives in a Single Building
[UPDATE: Block P was torn down in 2012] I received the July 2010 print edition of National Geographic in the mail over the weekend. It had an interesting article on Greenland as it struggles with the effects of global warming. Naturally it includes all the usual excellent photography, maps and narrative that one would expect…
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Potpourri
The virtual file folder is bulging at the seams but none of the topics I’ve collected for today are large enough to merit a standalone article. There should be something for just about everyone here today, something old, something new, something borrowed, something stupid. Haines Shoe House Wouldn’t you visit the Haines Shoe House if…
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Geo-Oddities Go Hollywood
The readers of the Twelve Mile Circle are the greatest. They’re always looking out for me. Loyal visitor “Bill” sent a message letting me know that Hollywood is planning to focus on a popular geo-oddity in an upcoming feature film. Seriously. It would be create quite a splash since it’s the latest project of Kathryn…
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Virtual Photography
Just a quick note today to pass along a website recommendation: I spotted an entry called Virtual Photography with Google Street View on the Google Sightseeing website earlier today. It was a guest article by Matt Bucher who maintains a blog called Apres Garde. He takes a unique perspective on Street View, using its underlying…
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Cheesy Orlando
I’ve arrived at the fourth Orlando described on my previous article and settled in for the week. It was viciously hot in Florida yesterday afternoon when I first arrived, 93° f. / 34° c., but I did manage to get outside and walk about some local sights such as they were. I’m based in the…
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Eruvin
Have you ever posted something with a little trepidation? Perhaps feeling there’s a likelihood that you’re going to screw it up? I’m just going to start this off right away by providing an upfront apology to anyone of the Jewish faith. I’ll do my best to focus on geography. Hopefully a knowledgeable readership will assist…
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Trailer Park Nation
Queries from the major search engines continue to land on my website and provide great topics for full-blown articles. An anonymous viewer wondered which state had the highest percentage of residents living in trailer parks. Google thought I had the answer. I didn’t. I’d never even considered it in detail before but I certainly had…
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Odds and Ends
I’m facing a situation where I’ve collected a bunch of random thoughts. None of them deserve an entire article individually but maybe they equal one collectively. Feel free to consider this a Tapas Day and select only those tasty little morsels that appeal to you. Maps from the 1870 Census I have an interest in…