Category Archives: Maps

Jul 26

RAGBRAI XL: Where hasn’t it been?

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2012, at 12:15 PM by Jeff

County roads crisscross the state just waiting for bicycle riders at the end of every July, but in some places, there just isn’t easy access in without heavy vehicle traffic. Based on 2010 population and 40 years’ worth of maps … Continue reading →

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Jul 24

RAGBRAI XL: Complete 40-year list of towns

Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at 6:00 PM by Jeff

Every year, the RAGBRAI overnight towns are announced near the beginning of the year. Later in the year, first in June but now usually in March, a complete route is unveiled. Sometimes changes are made before the bikes hit the … Continue reading →

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Jul 23

RAGBRAI and US 20

Posted on Monday, July 23, 2012, at 12:22 AM by Jeff

The RAGBRAI route from Cherokee to Lake City today goes through Sac City. It comes into from the north on M54, then goes west on US 20 through town until M54 turns south. This is possibly the only time RAGBRAI … Continue reading →

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Jul 19

RAGBRAI XL: A look back at the maps

Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at 12:49 PM by Jeff

Next week will be the 40th time bicycle riders have taken off on the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Each year’s is different, but over the decades, some segments have been visited time and time again. The official … Continue reading →

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Jun 27

Iowa and MLB blackouts

Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at 12:44 PM by Jeff

The good thing about Des Moines is that it’s two hours from Omaha, three hours from Kansas City, four hours from the Twin Cities, six hours from St. Louis, and six hours from Chicago. The bad thing about Des Moines … Continue reading →

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Jun 10

A long way for new roads

Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2012, at 9:13 AM by Jeff

 June 24, 2007 Now that I have finished traveling my last interstate in northern Illinois, I encounter one of the unfortunate side effects of roadgeeking: It can take a really long time to drive to somewhere new. Newton County, Indiana, … Continue reading →

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May 28

Rand McNally and historic routes

Posted on Monday, May 28, 2012, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Rand McNally has been suffering from a form of “Christmas creep” over the past decade. Before a trip to Washington DC in August 2009, I already had the 2010 atlas. Now, before the summer of 2012 has officially started, the … Continue reading →

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May 02

Paper copies of 2012 map released

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at 12:46 PM by Jeff

DOT press release here. The 2012 map has been online for a while. Remember, there are fewer copies of this edition after the map budget was severely cut. Hopefully, demand will not outstrip supply. (Yes, I said “hopefully.” The AP Stylebook … Continue reading →

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Apr 24

Where’s “US 20 in Iowa”?

Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 2:36 PM by Jeff

Not on Google Maps, apparently. “US Route XX in Illinois” has been applied to every US route in the country that passes through Illinois, from US 41 in southern Florida to US 20 through Iowa. And besides, even in Illinois … Continue reading →

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Apr 19

Is there a doctor in the county?

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 2:46 PM by Jeff

Taylor County has no doctor’s offices, according to this map. (Start at the national level and zoom in.) About half of the counties in the middle shade of orange there only have one doctor’s office.

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