How long does your driveway have to be to get its own name?

[rod]

Rod Ave.?

No --nothing like that.

 

[sailfish]

Why not?

Wouldn't you like to have your own street named whatever you want?

Bayfront Pkwy.

 

[oldngray]

It took me over 8 years of hounding Google Maps and Yahoo Maps to get my private road in their system. Now I wish I hadn't. I've came to the conclusion its better if the world can't find you.

It may be on Google but also may not be on official maps.

 

[HEFFERNAN]

I had a neighbor who maybe twenty years ago was out of town and found a street sign with his name took it and put it at the end of their semi long driveway. It for whatever reason I was looking at the at my house on satellite and realized their street name is on Apple maps. Only house back the lane maybe 1/8 of mile.

Because somewhere along the line, probably during 911 re-addressing, Weeping Willow Way was added into the database as a road.

Seeing as how it's in EDD, it would be listed near the two Bumfaks, it shouldn't be hard to find.

You should have worked here back in prehistoric times when people out in the sticks had RD addresses. Your head would have exploded.

When printed road maps were the craze, companies would get upset that they would do all the leg work in making a street map then some other company would copy it and call it their own. Companies smarted up by putting small variances in a town map that doesn't exist. Non-existent dirt roads and fake pond names were commonplace. If a second company copied the map with the fake part included, they would be sued for copyright infringement.

It's probable that a city or town planner could have added it into their database without following up. I'm sure it still goes on in the digital age with Apple maps and Google.

 

[oldngray]

When printed road maps were the craze, companies would get upset that they would do all the leg work in making a street map then some other company would copy it and call it their own. Companies smarted up by putting small variances in a town map that doesn't exist. Non-existent dirt roads and fake pond names were commonplace. If a second company copied the map with the fake part included, they would be sued for copyright infringement.

It's probable that a city or town planner could have added it into their database without following up. I'm sure it still goes on in the digital age with Apple maps and Google.

I think it started with Rand McNally who sued the companies that copied them. It was also the cause for the rational system of naming roads instead of the crazy mix that existed previously.

 

[rod]

It may be on Google but also may not be on official maps.

I've never seen our road shown on any printed maps but then again ---who uses printed maps now days?

 

[sailfish]

When printed road maps were the craze, companies would get upset that they would do all the leg work in making a street map then some other company would copy it and call it their own. Companies smarted up by putting small variances in a town map that doesn't exist. Non-existent dirt roads and fake pond names were commonplace. If a second company copied the map with the fake part included, they would be sued for copyright infringement.

It's probable that a city or town planner could have added it into their database without following up. I'm sure it still goes on in the digital age with Apple maps and Google.

On a recent map I looked at I was baffled by two dead end residential roads it showed that I knew weren't there. That might explain it.

 

[wayfair]

I think it started with Rand McNally who sued the companies that copied them

We've had Mosher-Adams map books.. they seemed better than Rand Mcnally

 

[rod]

I think it started with Rand McNally who sued the companies that copied them. It was also the cause for the rational system of naming roads instead of the crazy mix that existed previously.

I'm sure all paper map making companies must get 99% of their information off of Google Earth and street view.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

A good number of farms in this area have their own roads. One that comes to mind is only marked by a faded sign nailed to an oak tree.

 

[Richard Harrow]

Approximately 8675309 centimeters.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

Approximately 8675309 centimeters.

Ah yes, I've been down Jenny Parkway.

 

[brownmonster]

No --nothing like that.

Irrelevant Lane?

 

[BrownThunder]

65.4 meters.

Thought they changed it to 66.9 meters

 

[rod]

Irrelevant Lane?

That's it

 

[GillEagan]

When printed road maps were the craze, companies would get upset that they would do all the leg work in making a street map then some other company would copy it and call it their own. Companies smarted up by putting small variances in a town map that doesn't exist. Non-existent dirt roads and fake pond names were commonplace. If a second company copied the map with the fake part included, they would be sued for copyright infringement.

It's probable that a city or town planner could have added it into their database without following up. I'm sure it still goes on in the digital age with Apple maps and Google.

That would explain how the GPS navigation systems that we have today got all screwed up with nonexistant roads.

 

[underworked1]

There's a difference between having your private lane and it showing up on a map. Had 2 of them yesterday. Neither was anywhere to be found on a map.

No such number

 

[upschuck]

Depends on how much you donate to the local municipality.

After you said that, I decided not to say the below in respect to your smartness.

I thought it was how big your wallet was, not how long the driveway.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

After you said that, I decided not to say the below in respect to your smartness.

Thanks buddy.

 

[Catatonic]

Rod Ave.?

Tiger Hunter Lane