The Maps of the Week

It has been a couple of weeks since the last Google Maps Mania weekly round-up so this time around we have a special Google Maps of the Fortnight edition. You might also want to check out this round-up of the 200 Best Maps of 2013.



Mapping the Sea is a gorgeous interactive map of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides.

The map was created by artist Stephen Hurrel and social ecologist Ruth

Mapping the Heatwave

While America braces itself for record low temperatures Australians are basking in a heatwave. ABC has created a Live Heatwave Tracker to map temperatures that have hit as high as 50 degrees centigrade.

The tracker is an animated map of temperatures recorded throughout Australia. You can use the slider beneath the map to view temperatures at specific times and dates and zoom in on the map to

Seven Degrees of History Mapped

Kindred Britain is a fascinating tool for exploring the connections between people. The site shows the family connections between nearly 30,000 people (mainly British and mainly dead ).

For example, you may already know about George Washington's role as commander-in-chief during the American Revolutionary War, however did you know he was leading the United States against his distant relative

It's Snow Fun with the Open Sledding Map

If you live in the northeast of the USA then why not celebrate the recent snowfall by using and contributing to WYNC's Sledding Spots map?

You can use the map to add the location of your favorite sledding spots. You can add a review of the chosen slope and even add a photo of the hill in question to give other users a better idea of the thrills it promises. Of course you can also use the map

TV Dinners on Google Maps

TV Food Maps is a Google Map that can help you find restaurants that you have seen on your favorite food and travel shows. The site features nearly 4000 restaurants and bars that have appeared in 38 different TV shows.


You can search the map by location to find restaurants near-by or you can search for restaurants from any of the 38 featured food or travel shows.


Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

The New York and Boston Snow Map

The Boston Globe has created an interactive map to show the levels of snow fall in Massachusetts and New York. The Snow Totals map uses data from the National Weather Service to show the depth of snow fall in the Northeast.



If you want to know what to expect with the weather in the next week then check out Forecast. Search for a location on Forecast and you can view a detailed weather

The Bozeman Crime Reaction

There is an episode of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory in which the character Sheldon decides to relocate to Bozeman, Montana, after his apartment is broken into and robbed.

One of the reasons Sheldon has for choosing Bozman for his new home is because of its low levels of crime. Of course the first thing that happens to Sheldon on his arrival in the city is that he is relieved of all his