This map was created through a collaboration with ScrapeHero. The retail location data comes from information ScrapeHero collected directly from retailer websites across the country and generously provided for use in this project; this map would not have been possible without their support. Get the data used in this map here.
by SweetYams0
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Well, that’s basically a population map, as is expected. Did you catch any anomalies? Places with lots of people but fewer McDonald’s than usual (and vice versa)?
Looks less like a map of restaurants and more like a heatmap of french fry cravings across the globe.
People forget how big New York is for a Northeastern state, this map makes the Adirondacks are like stars at night in rural areas.
https://preview.redd.it/wkic6oyfjt1g1.png?width=84&format=png&auto=webp&s=257566a7fa8f963cf55e1fbefe72926d5c4f33f2
You can see the Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and Lake Placid ones clearly. There are people who live near there who drive an hour each way to see a movie.
I have a very similar looking map which shows heart attack and cancer prevalence.
look like this map basically shows the “true borders” of the US – not states, not counties, just… where you can get fries in under 10 minutes
Saving space with @ noon but using <= is dirty dirty work
1. Now overlay a satellite image taken at night.
2. What is Denmark doing in the middle of Colorado? It’s bigger than what this shows.
Out west, the struggle is real.
I can see the dot for the McD I worked at
What’s up with the “metro areas”?
SoMe of them look like gerrymanders or something. Charllotte NC in particular looks like it goes all the way up to Lexington, practically over to Fayetteville and includes rock hill SC it looks like.
Land Doesn’t Vote Or Eat Fast Food!