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mata_dan t1_jd57iti wrote

I like this kind of thing.

For Portland I can sort of confirm almost everyone else in the world assumes Oregon too (though I also knew of Massachussetts Portland).

London is a fun one (London, Canada often comes up in this "thing" out in the wild).

Put in my hometown Aberdeen too, because until the past 2-3 years if you were literally searching from an IP address geolocated in Aberdeen, Scotland, then search results for Aberdeen would be full of random American stuff despite those being villages.

Quite fun to go through this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_common_U.S._place_names
Chester is a fun one, with 2 close and relatively insignificant so nearby it's a toss-up to either but farther afield enters probably/mainly for one or the other.

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nemom t1_jd3cagd wrote

It does State of Wyoming but not State of Washington?!?!

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marioquartz t1_jd3nj7c wrote

To me its strange, in my country one hundred years ago (more or less) the goverment make the decission that each town must had a different name. No one could have the same name. In the present they are very few cases.

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5epp0 t1_jd3vy72 wrote

This website is apparently not aware of the existence of Fargo, North Dakota

EDIT: or Topeka, Kansas

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mojotooth t1_jd3wb74 wrote

Okay, hold up. I typed in "Lexington." Are you trying to tell me that the entire state of Kentucky is covered with counties that would be referring to the Lexingtons in other states rather than Lexington, KY?

I'm sorry but that is completely broken. You have something very busted in your dataset.

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codenberg OP t1_jd48p3w wrote

fixed. if you are curious... it is because the data has it listed as "Lexington-Fayette." data is not in fact beautiful.

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mojotooth t1_jd50isz wrote

Yeah. I suppose that makes sense, as Lexington, Ky has implemented what they call the "urban county" form of government. It's too bad that political terminology invaded your data.

I appreciate that you looked into it! Well done.

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kapege t1_jd3xv3b wrote

Now try to beat Munich: 3,126 counties.

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junkman21 t1_jd4peo2 wrote

>Now try to beat Munich: 3,126 counties.

Kansas City, MISSOURI: 3,136.

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nine_of_swords t1_jd4p2rx wrote

Birmingham seems a bit odd. UK's is definitely bigger, but Alabama's would have a larger sway than just the neighbors.

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DocOort t1_jd8cmow wrote

Washington never seems to refer to DC, which is odd.

Also, eat it, Charleston, WV.

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RobertsonUglyNohow t1_jdiiww2 wrote

I expected to the same city name in different states. But I'm surprised that some states have multiple instances of the same city name. (CA, GA, PA and OH each have multiple cities named "Centerville")

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