Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places

Tag: Tasmania

  • Savages

    I continue to make progress with the logistics supporting my recently-revealed 2015 Travel Plans. First on the docket will be a 150 mile (240 kilometre) bicycle adventure along the Great Allegheny Passage trail. That one runs between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland. I’ve been scoping the route and noticed a peculiarly-named town on the Maryland…

  • Zig Zag

    What was that 1980’s song, “One Thing Leads to Another?” Right. You know the one. Put that on in the background and use that as our Twelve Mile Circle theme song for the day. I mentioned my frantic search to resolve a Move the Road dilemma that the loyal 12MC audience resolved soon thereafter. I…

  • Something in Common

    Here’s a bit of a puzzler for you to think about this morning: what do Goldfield, Nevada; Lyman, Wyoming; and Hobart, Tasmania all have in common? I’ll give you a hint. Wamego, Kansas. Loyal reader “Mr Burns” now knows the answer. Anyone else? It’s an unfair question because it’s not a trivia contest, it’s an…

  • Australia’s Shortest Internal Border

    What is the shortest border in Australia between any state or territory? Take a look at the map and see if you can figure it out. You won’t, but try anyway. Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales? If I were forced to guess quickly I’d probably say that a likely choice would be the…

  • Google Sightseeing

    It pleased me to learn today that a recent post from Twelve Mile Circle appeared on Google Sightseeing. I’d nominated the Bruny Island Ferry images I found on Google Street View (including one from inside the ferry). They first appeared on my Ferries of Australia post. Then Google Sightseeing used it as part of their…

  • Tombolo!

    I love this word. Almost as much a thalweg. A Tombolo is a narrow neck of land that forms between the mainland and an island, or between two islands, as sand and sediment deposit between them. Waves hit a landform at a specific angle determined by surrounding currents. Over time this can build up to…