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That Mapquest Thing
Jan. 8th, 2005 07:45 amGakked from nearly everybody...
>How far have I come from the place I called 'home' as a child?
>
>1. Go To Mapquest.com.
>2. Click on Directions
>3. Enter your current address and the address (or town) of your childhood home.
>4. Put the time and distance in a post like this.
>5. Post the meme in your LJ so other people can join the fun.
Of course, I had a bit of a problem... Mapquest choked on the whole thing, complaining that there were no roads between here and Oahu (silly software!). So, I headed over to Expedia, which didn't tell me distance (at least not without buying a ticket... and while a trip to Hawaii would be nice right now, I really can't afford it) but did let me know the direct flight from SeaTac to Honolulu would be just under 7 hours.
Then I did a Google search and found this site: How Far Is It? on Indo.com (for any of my LJ friends who haven't been able to participate due to oceans getting in the way, definitely give this one a try). Now, it's not the same as checking MapQuest, because it gives the direct, as the seagull flies distance, but here it is:
Time: about 7 hours (by air)
Distance: 2685 miles
>How far have I come from the place I called 'home' as a child?
>
>1. Go To Mapquest.com.
>2. Click on Directions
>3. Enter your current address and the address (or town) of your childhood home.
>4. Put the time and distance in a post like this.
>5. Post the meme in your LJ so other people can join the fun.
Of course, I had a bit of a problem... Mapquest choked on the whole thing, complaining that there were no roads between here and Oahu (silly software!). So, I headed over to Expedia, which didn't tell me distance (at least not without buying a ticket... and while a trip to Hawaii would be nice right now, I really can't afford it) but did let me know the direct flight from SeaTac to Honolulu would be just under 7 hours.
Then I did a Google search and found this site: How Far Is It? on Indo.com (for any of my LJ friends who haven't been able to participate due to oceans getting in the way, definitely give this one a try). Now, it's not the same as checking MapQuest, because it gives the direct, as the seagull flies distance, but here it is:
Time: about 7 hours (by air)
Distance: 2685 miles
