United States of Star Wars

Star Wars fan and blogger, Rogue Leader, has created this map, The United States of Star Wars:



Each state has been assigned a planet from the Star Wars universe according to "types of people in the state and planet, famous landmarks, or slightly randomly selected."

I don't know much about Star Wars geography, but this is a pretty map.

Star Wars previously on Cartophilia: May the 4th Be With You

My favorite Star Wars related web comic: Blue Milk Special. A loving parody of the original Star Wars trilogy. Start from the beginning for best results. They will be starting The Empire Strikes Back soon...

HT to jonlc

Yakkos Nations of the World

A while back, Wakko, one of the Animaniacs, taught us all how to remember the State Capitols. Now, here is his brother(?) Yakko to teach us all the names of all the nations on the Earth:



Slower, so you can memorize it:



But don't stop at just the Earth... Learn your way around the Solar System:



... And the Universe!:



Finally, the ultimate authority on The Meaning of Life, Monty Python:



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Today is International Star Wars Day!

Not to be confused with Geek Pride Day on May 25.

To ensure that you don't get lost while making the "Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs", here is your Star Wars Galactic Road Map:





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Milky Way Transit Authority

Samuel Arbesman is a researcher at Harvard Medical School, and an amateur astral transportation cartographer... His interest in astronomy and transit maps has led him to create this fanciful Milky Way Transit Authority map:

Our galaxy is unimaginably vast, and we really have no idea what is out there. We are discovering new planets in other star systems all the time, learning new facts about the galactic core, and even learning about whole new portions of the galaxy. This map is an attempt to approach our galaxy with a bit more familiarity than usual and get people thinking about long-term possibilities in outer space. Hopefully it can provide as a useful shorthand for our place in the Milky Way, the 'important' sights, and make inconceivable distances a bit less daunting.

Arbesman's page also includes links to several other idea-based transit maps, some that I hadn't seen before, such as modern music and creative and important people in history.

Gracias to Señora Cartophiliac, La Gringissima, for the tip.