distancefromto.net
Distancefromto is a simple and easy to use Google Maps application that measures distance between two locations on a map. Distance is measured on the fly in miles and kilometers by dynamically dragging markers to desired locations or typing in locations names for the from and to inputs. The application comes with an inbuilt geocoder, so do not limit yourself to places that are well known to the masses..
Surprisingly, its Atlanta. This is the result of a survey by Forbes.com for the Most Wired Cities in America for the year 2008. It is mentioned that their calculations were based on three factors – the percentage of Internet users with high-speed access, the number of service providers within the city and availability of public wi-fi hotspots.
Although Atlanta tops the list in the number of users with high-speed net and service providers, its Portland, Oregon that is equipped with the most public wireless hotspots.
Here’s a google map put together from results of the survey.
Of the 20 cities listed, Tokyo, Nagoya and Kobe are the only ones in a first-world nation, Japan. Kathmandu, Nepal tops the list with a possibility of 70,000 deaths if struck by an earthquake of 6 magnitude.
I have put together a Google Map of the cities and the number of deaths that may result as reported in the article.
Alternatively, you can click on the image to view the map
Here’s an interesting fact: 41% of American adults over 18 are unmarried (single). Being single doesn’t necessarily mean living alone as 9.8 million single Americans lived with an opposite sex partner in 2005. With more and more people in America spending almost half of their lives staying single, the “single” status has become more of a class in the economy, which cities can’t afford to lose.
For a complete methodology that was adopted to judge these cities, click here.
San Francisco tops the list in the overall rankings, which is followed by New York and Los Angeles. San Francisco also ranks first in culture, while New York tops the list in night life. Austin, Texas is the best city for job growth, Dallas is the cheapest for living alone and Houston boasts off its huge online dating community.
A Google Maps view of the ranks is posted here.
Moscow remains the world’s most expensive city for the second consecutive year followed by London in the second spot which climbed three places since last year. Out of the eight Asian cities that made into the top fifty, Seoul leads the list at third place falling one short of its last year position.
These are the results of latest Cost of Living Survey carried out by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Here’s the link to the details of the survey.
Click here for a Google Maps of the top 50 ranks of this Cost of Living survey.
Seattle heads the list of brainiest cities in the United States, with more than half of its residents aged twenty-five and older holding a bachelor’s degree.
Seattle, being the host to headquarters of major IT firms, has been alluring the smart people from the rest of the country.
Here’s a Google Map of the top 25 smartest cities as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
