Map of Every McDonald’s in the Country
- Posted by: Morgan Clendaniel
- on September 24, 2009 at 6:04 am
If our pictures of fast food haven’t totally put you off, you’re in luck: In the United States, it is never more than 145 miles to the nearest McDonald’s. And that’s in North Dakota.
As you can see from the map above, you usually are a lot closer. In the east, south, and midwest, the country is basically blanketed with the Golden Arches. What I find most shocking about this map (made by Stephen Von Worley of Weather Sealed), is how perfectly the McDonald’s locations outline the country’s borders, especially the Canadian border. It’s as if they’ve figured that before you leave the country to go to some heathen otherland, the last thing you need to fortify yourself for your journey is a Big Mac.
Via Kottke.
DISCUSSION: 7 Comments
What this indicates is a nations desire to eat, in copious quantities burgers, fries and fountain drinks.
Yeah… there’s a big problem with your final point (What I find most shocking about this map… is how perfectly the McDonald’s locations outline the country’s borders). You realize that McDonald’s doesn’t suddenly stop after the US border, right? I’ve been to Mexico and lived in Canada, and McDonald’s is still quite prevalent. If Canada and Mexico were included in this map, you’d notice that the dots hardly border the US; they’d continue on.
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To Jay-El, this is clearly meant to be a map of McDonald’s in the United States only. We are all aware that there are indeed McDonald’s in Canada and Mexico. You have simply read too much into the map. Calm down.
I found it interesting to learn recently that the original Farmers Markets were started as a way to get high quality, nutritious food to under served, inner city communities. Over time, they have taken on more of a role for serving yuppies. Anyhow, my point is that I, or anyone else, can get more calories at McDonald’s for $1 than just about anywhere else. In the next ten years, it will be interesting to see how this infrastructure and efficiency can be used for healthier food.
Honestly I’m very surprised by the amount of blank space.