<p>Porthcawl Lighthouse, lighthouse in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porthcawl_Lighthouse" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porthcawl_Lighthouse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porthcaw</span><span class="invisible">l_Lighthouse</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/lighthouse/" rel="tag">#lighthouse</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>
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<p>RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP versions 1.4.6.</p><p>Changes this release:</p><p>* Addition of a "Difficult" label on Power Line Trail<br>* Removal of a bike store icon in Roosevelt and 84th<br>* Addition of fully-separated bike lane on 11th Ave NE from 47th to Ravenna, and on 12th Ave NE from Ravenna to NE 69th<br>* Waterfront Trail: Yesler to Union now open<br>* Eastlake from Fairview to John now has separated bike lanes</p><p><a href="https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho</span><span class="invisible">reBikeMap/</span></a></p><p>Previous permalinks continue to work. If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon?</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/solarbird" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.patreon.com/solarbird</a></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><a href="/tags/bikemap/" rel="tag">#BikeMap</a> <a href="/tags/northshore/" rel="tag">#northshore</a> <a href="/tags/seattle/" rel="tag">#seattle</a> <a href="/tags/shoreline/" rel="tag">#Shoreline</a> <a href="/tags/lakeforestpark/" rel="tag">#LakeForestPark</a> <a href="/tags/kenmore/" rel="tag">#Kenmore</a> <a href="/tags/juanita/" rel="tag">#Juanita</a> <a href="/tags/bothell/" rel="tag">#Bothell</a> <a href="/tags/kirkland/" rel="tag">#Kirkland</a> <a href="/tags/woodinville/" rel="tag">#Woodinville</a> <a href="/tags/redmond/" rel="tag">#Redmond</a> <a href="/tags/snohomishcounty/" rel="tag">#SnohomishCounty</a> <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#maps</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>
<p>RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 1.5 - 21 February 2025</p><p>Additions and changes this release:</p><p>* ALL OF NEWCASTLE. Thanks to Kerry Sullivan for help with May Creek Park Drive construction data</p><p>* NORTHERN RENTON, including substantial upgrades to Lake Washington Loop markings</p><p>* Bike lanes around 100th Ave W. in Edmonds</p><p>* Upgrade to 15th Avenue S in the Seattle map – bike lanes now have physical separation.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho</span><span class="invisible">reBikeMap/</span></a></p><p>Previous permalinks continue to work.</p><p>If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/solarbird" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.patreon.com/solarbird</a></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><a href="/tags/bikemap/" rel="tag">#BikeMap</a> <a href="/tags/northshore/" rel="tag">#northshore</a> <a href="/tags/seattle/" rel="tag">#seattle</a> <a href="/tags/shoreline/" rel="tag">#Shoreline</a> <a href="/tags/lakeforestpark/" rel="tag">#LakeForestPark</a> <a href="/tags/kenmore/" rel="tag">#Kenmore</a> <a href="/tags/juanita/" rel="tag">#Juanita</a> <a href="/tags/bothell/" rel="tag">#Bothell</a> <a href="/tags/kirkland/" rel="tag">#Kirkland</a> <a href="/tags/woodinville/" rel="tag">#Woodinville</a> <a href="/tags/redmond/" rel="tag">#Redmond</a> <a href="/tags/snohomishcounty/" rel="tag">#SnohomishCounty</a> <a href="/tags/newcastle/" rel="tag">#Newcastle</a> <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#maps</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>
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<p>RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 1.5.1 - 8 March 2025</p><p>Additions and changes this release:</p><p>* WATERFRONT TRAIL now open in Downtown Seattle. This is a small section opening, but it is an important connection</p><p>* HONEY DEW CREEK TRAIL in Newcastle/Renton. Turns out it's a popular paved shortcut</p><p>* Better road name markings a few places</p><p>* Warnings on 15th Avenue S bike lanes which are now _closed_ now 'til spring</p><p><a href="https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho</span><span class="invisible">reBikeMap/</span></a></p><p>Previous permalinks continue to work.</p><p>If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/solarbird" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.patreon.com/solarbird</a></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><a href="/tags/bikemap/" rel="tag">#BikeMap</a> <a href="/tags/northshore/" rel="tag">#northshore</a> <a href="/tags/seattle/" rel="tag">#seattle</a> <a href="/tags/shoreline/" rel="tag">#Shoreline</a> <a href="/tags/lakeforestpark/" rel="tag">#LakeForestPark</a> <a href="/tags/kenmore/" rel="tag">#Kenmore</a> <a href="/tags/juanita/" rel="tag">#Juanita</a> <a href="/tags/bothell/" rel="tag">#Bothell</a> <a href="/tags/kirkland/" rel="tag">#Kirkland</a> <a href="/tags/woodinville/" rel="tag">#Woodinville</a> <a href="/tags/redmond/" rel="tag">#Redmond</a> <a href="/tags/snohomishcounty/" rel="tag">#SnohomishCounty</a> <a href="/tags/newcastle/" rel="tag">#Newcastle</a> <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#maps</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>
<p>Last week we published a set of three in-depth <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a> reports covering territorial control across <a href="/tags/somalia/" rel="tag">#Somalia</a>'s claimed territories from 2023 to present. The June 2024 report is free for all readers, and shows the height of "<a href="/tags/islamicstate/" rel="tag">#IslamicState</a>" (<a href="/tags/isis/" rel="tag">#ISIS</a>/<a href="/tags/isil/" rel="tag">#ISIL</a>) control in the country: </p><p><a href="https://www.polgeonow.com/2025/06/somalia-territorial-control-map-2024-isis-shabaab.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.polgeonow.com/2025/06/somalia-territorial-control-map-2024-isis-shabaab.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.polgeonow.com/2025/06/soma</span><span class="invisible">lia-territorial-control-map-2024-isis-shabaab.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/hornofafrica/" rel="tag">#HornOfAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/cartography/" rel="tag">#cartography</a> <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#maps</a> <a href="/tags/geography/" rel="tag">#geography</a> <a href="/tags/somaliland/" rel="tag">#Somaliland</a> <a href="/tags/puntland/" rel="tag">#Puntland</a> <a href="/tags/ssc_khaatumo/" rel="tag">#SSC_Khaatumo</a> <a href="/tags/mapping/" rel="tag">#mapping</a> @geography @cartography @geopolitics <a href="/tags/alshabaab/" rel="tag">#AlShabaab</a> <a href="/tags/alqaeda/" rel="tag">#AlQaeda</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> <a href="/tags/osint/" rel="tag">#OSINT</a></p>
<p>RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 1.6 - 18 April 2025</p><p>Additions and changes this release:</p><p>* Large expansion north to Lynnwood City Centre across all of SW Snohomish County</p><p>* Extension of Interurban Trail in Edmonds to 78th Place West.</p><p>* Improved street labelling, mostly in SW Snohomish County.</p><p>* Route indicators at map edges describing continuations to destinations such as UW and City of Snohomish</p><p><a href="https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/solarbirdy/Northsho</span><span class="invisible">reBikeMap/</span></a></p><p>Previous permalinks continue to work.</p><p>If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/solarbird" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.patreon.com/solarbird</a></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><a href="/tags/bikemap/" rel="tag">#BikeMap</a> <a href="/tags/northshore/" rel="tag">#northshore</a> <a href="/tags/seattle/" rel="tag">#seattle</a> <a href="/tags/shoreline/" rel="tag">#Shoreline</a> <a href="/tags/lakeforestpark/" rel="tag">#LakeForestPark</a> <a href="/tags/kenmore/" rel="tag">#Kenmore</a> <a href="/tags/juanita/" rel="tag">#Juanita</a> <a href="/tags/bothell/" rel="tag">#Bothell</a> <a href="/tags/kirkland/" rel="tag">#Kirkland</a> <a href="/tags/woodinville/" rel="tag">#Woodinville</a> <a href="/tags/redmond/" rel="tag">#Redmond</a> <a href="/tags/snohomishcounty/" rel="tag">#SnohomishCounty</a> <a href="/tags/newcastle/" rel="tag">#Newcastle</a> <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#maps</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>
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<p>Rural residents were upset when Oregon released a statewide map estimating property risk from wildfires.</p><p>Until then, the impacts of climate change were abstract to many people, one senator said. “This is a very big chicken coming home to roost.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-wildfire-risk-map-rural-homeowners?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/oregon-wildfire-risk-map-rural-homeowners?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ore</span><span class="invisible">gon-wildfire-risk-map-rural-homeowners?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/oregon/" rel="tag">#Oregon</a> <a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#Wildfires</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#Map</a> <a href="/tags/home/" rel="tag">#Home</a> <a href="/tags/misinformation/" rel="tag">#Misinformation</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a></p>
<p>Dorking Cockerel, public sculpture in Dorking, Surrey, England. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorking_Cockerel" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorking_Cockerel"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorking_</span><span class="invisible">Cockerel</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/statue/" rel="tag">#statue</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>
<p>New York Public Library, public library system in New York City. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York</span><span class="invisible">_Public_Library</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>
<p>New Map Alert 🗺️ <br>Natural Resources Canada has released a new StoryMap: Canada’s Evolving Geographical Names. It explores over 100 years of name changes including the recognition and restoration of indigenous place names. Check it out when you can.<br><a href="https://ow.ly/e52a50WJ9Fu" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ow.ly/e52a50WJ9Fu</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/naturalresourcescanada/" rel="tag">#naturalresourcescanada</a> <a href="/tags/gis/" rel="tag">#gis</a> <a href="/tags/gischat/" rel="tag">#gischat</a> <a href="/tags/mapstodon/" rel="tag">#mapstodon</a> <a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#Indigenous</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a> <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#maps</a> <a href="/tags/gnbc/" rel="tag">#GNBC</a> <a href="/tags/geographicalnames/" rel="tag">#geographicalnames</a></p>
<p>Pspsps <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p><p>I'm collecting info for a Federated <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#Map</a> server. Something that would let people share info and comment on what's going on at specific places out in the world.</p><p>There are lots of ways this might be useful to our community, so I've written a super-rough-draft spec on my website.</p><p><a href="https://benpate.dev/annotated-maps" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>benpate.dev/annotated-maps</a></p><p>Just like <a href="/tags/bandwagon/" rel="tag">#Bandwagon</a>, this app would sit on top of <a href="/tags/emissary/" rel="tag">#Emissary</a> so most of this is already built. We just need to connect the dots.</p><p><a href="/tags/askfedi/" rel="tag">#AskFedi</a> <a href="/tags/fedihelp/" rel="tag">#FediHelp</a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benpate/115335093845889524" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@benpate/115335093845889524"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@benpate/11533</span><span class="invisible">5093845889524</span></a></p>
<p>Statue of Virginia Woolf, statue in London. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Virginia_Woolf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Virginia_Woolf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_o</span><span class="invisible">f_Virginia_Woolf</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/statue/" rel="tag">#statue</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>
<p>Statue of Henrietta Lacks, statue in Bristol, England. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Henrietta_Lacks" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Henrietta_Lacks"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_o</span><span class="invisible">f_Henrietta_Lacks</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/statue/" rel="tag">#statue</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>
<p>Fuente del Ángel Caído, fountain in Madrid. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuente_del_%C3%81ngel_Ca%C3%ADdo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuente_del_%C3%81ngel_Ca%C3%ADdo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuente_d</span><span class="invisible">el_%C3%81ngel_Ca%C3%ADdo</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/statue/" rel="tag">#statue</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a></p>
<p>Something for friends in Scotland! I’ve followed so many this last year—Glasgow,architecture,history, geology, landscape photography, and more. I hope you like this screenshot from Reddit and a link if you want to read the story from OP, credited. <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a>, <a href="/tags/geology/" rel="tag">#Geology</a> <a href="/tags/rockhound/" rel="tag">#RockHound</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#Map</a> <br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s/gzzjLRNZe9" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s/gzzjLRNZe9"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s/gz</span><span class="invisible">zjLRNZe9</span></a></p>
