The Contiguous United States Visualized by Distance to the Nearest McDonald’s

November 9th, 2011

Via: DataPointed:

To gauge the creep of cookie-cutter commercialism, there’s no better barometer than McDonald’s – ubiquitous fast food chain and inaugural megacorporate colonizer of small towns nationwide.

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Behold, a visualization of the contiguous United States, colored by distance to the nearest domestic McDonald’s!

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5 Responses to “The Contiguous United States Visualized by Distance to the Nearest McDonald’s”

  1. steve holmes says:
    November 10, 2011 at 12:17 am

    WOW!!!! I’m sitting IN a McDonalds RIGHT NOW in Kenai, Alaska!!! How cool is that?

  2. alvinroast says:
    November 10, 2011 at 2:46 am

    Funny that my favorite places in N.Am are the dark spots on this map. I always have a hard time convincing Europeans that I’m traveling someplace with no cell service.

    For many people the sight of a McD is reassuring. I know many years ago traveling in SE Asia I took advantage of the free wi-fi (like steve holmes) and the occasional low-stress meal (it may not be good for you, but you, but it’s consistent).

  3. alvinroast says:
    November 10, 2011 at 7:46 am

    http://www.datapointed.net/2011/09/distance-to-mcdonalds-uk-ireland-mapped/

  4. pessimistic optimist says:
    November 10, 2011 at 10:06 am

    the british still hate the irish enough to deprive them of modern luxuries w/in walking distance? at least it looks like they are trying for full coverage, seems a little to hard from that second map.

  5. tal says:
    November 11, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    Remember the Afghanistan map?
    http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/2778.jpg

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