Zzyzx, CA - given the made-up name Zzyzx to the area in 1944, claiming it to be the last word in the English language
Elev 1990ft 36.69 °N, 81.97 °W
(Inlaws lived there for a couple years)
Balmorhea, Texas (The name is an amalgamation of Balcom, Morrow, and Rhea, the surnames of its founders. Also it has a nice little state park with swimming out here in the Texas desert.)
Elev 1285ft 41.81 °N, 80.09 °W
(Where the world famous Riverside Inn was located until it burnt to the ground this year)
Deadwood, SD (one of my favorite Mini-Series)
Elev 764ft 41.97 °N, 80.42 °W
They a saying maybe up to 20" of lake effect snow in southern west Erie Co. over the next few days.
[blockquote]RevBigJohn said:
Elev 764ft 41.97 °N, 80.42 °W
They a saying maybe up to 20" of lake effect snow in southern west Erie Co. over the next few days.
In my advancing years, I am so glad that all we get here are flurries once or twice a winter.
Fort Davis, Texas ( Some of the Best night Skies in the US there)
(Home of the Dino Burger)
Elev 750ft 42.01 °N, 80.34 °W
Hulett, WY ( on the way to Devil's Tower)
(knife, spoon?)
Elev 755ft 37.73 °N, 81.87 °W
Johnson City, Texas (not named for him but LBJ was a resident.)
Elev 1102ft 39.9 °N, 79.73 °W
Manayunk, PA (always thought that is a funny sounding name)
(Funny as well)
Elev 1677ft 40.42 °N, 78.87 °W
Ophelia, VA (and another name that can be twisted)
Elev 0ft 39.79 °N, 76.19 °W
[blockquote]RevBigJohn said:
Elev 0ft 39.79 °N, 76.19 °W
Just down the river from TMI...
Elev 1200ft 41.41 °N, 75.82 °W
Sweet Lips, TN
(Like in Little Feat's Willin')
Elev 4090ft 35.17 °N, 103.81 °W
"I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonapah..." lyrics I remember well, cause I was working in Tonapah when that song came out...
Upper Black Eddy, PA (once a redneck town on the Delaware, now W A Y overprice real estate)