I'll write the rest of this up later, but while it was fresh on my mind. I went hiking this weekend, and because I missed the train that goes to "Applachian Trail Station" I looked up the closest next station and found it to be only 1.9 miles away so I got a ticket to there and hiked back. However, when I got to the train station... there was no there, there. Nada. I back tracked, I forward tracked, I circled around. I was carrying ~40lbs of crap on my back, and 2 hours of this bumping around Rt.22 was getting old. And while I can be proud in this case I was ready and willing to ask directions, but this was the side of a highway.
Finally caught someone in their front yard and they set me straight, I was off by more than a mile. Or rather, google AND the MTA are both off by more than a mile. They correlate, reality doesn't.
Here is a map from the "Appalachian Trail Station" to "The real Appalachian Trail Station" - sattelite view shows you the pavillion that is the station.
More later - with pictures!
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By TreslerIt looks like if something doesn't have a street address number then it maps to the nearest intersection. Which makes a certain amount of sense, just something you really need to know about. Alternatively, it could be google took it's data from the MTA site, and didn't look back, which also makes sense. Not sure I would blame this on coders having fun, that doesn't wash too well, unless you have some supporting evidence.
Also, I removed your link, as it has nothing to do with your comment.
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By visitor (not verified)Variants on this have been around for a little while. It's not a flaw as the guy above said - it was some coders at Google having a laugh.
closets UPDATE: Tresler removed external link for irrelevance.
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