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- Timeless Portraits of the Oklahoma Panhandle
- Cities with a lengthy formal, original, or ceremonial name
- Applying facets of Vastu Shastra to address climate change
- Favorite canyons and gorges visited
- A single sidewalk can make a huge difference
- Add “The Planning Commission” podcast to your agenda
- 15 years after the tornado – Planning lessons from Greensburg, Kansas
- The planning profession could use some anarchy!
- Is Burning Man making a mistake at Fly Ranch?
- Incorporating mass timber in airport terminal design
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Category Archives: toponymy
Timeless Portraits of the Oklahoma Panhandle
Some places seem to remain largely fixed in time despite the constant changes that occur in the world around them. The narrow strip of land, affectionately known as the Oklahoma Panhandle, is just one of those places. Even today, the … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, archaeology, books, business, cities, climate change, commerce, culture, economics, energy, environment, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mining, movies, Native Americans, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, poverty, rail, Railroads, Renewable Energy, scenic byways, Skies, skylines, Small business, spatial design, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, weather
Tagged agriculture, farms, Great Plains, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Pandhandle, panhandle, plains, prairie, The Grapes of Wrath
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Favorite canyons and gorges visited
The following lists identify my favorite canyons and gorges that have been visited over the years. They are broken into two categories – regular canyons/gorges and then slot/box canyons or chasms. As more are visited, they will be added to … Continue reading
Posted in deserts, environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, history, Native Americans, natural history, nature, place names, recreation, rivers/watersheds, Skies, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel, walking, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged box canyons, cañóns, canyons, chasms, environment, geography, geology, gorges, nature, slot canyons, Wilderness
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World’s largest h-y-p-h-e-n-a-t-e-d core cities
As a companion to the previous post on cities/towns with the most hyphens in their name, this post lists the largest cities (core city not metro area) that have a hyphen in their name. The minimum population for inclusion in … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, Canada, Caribbean, China, cities, civics, culture, economic development, Europe, fun, geography, government, history, India, Latin America, Maps, North America, place names, placemaking, planning, Russia, South America, Statistics, toponymy, UK
Tagged cities, geography, hyphens, place names, placenames
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World’s most hyphenated (and commaed) city/town names
While hyphenated city/town names dot the globe, it is the francophone communities of France and French Canada who dominated this category, In fact, only these two (2) nations produced any hyphenated city/towns with more than three (3) hyphens their name. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Caribbean, cities, Communications, culture, Europe, fun, geography, history, Language, North America, place names, Statistics, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged Canada, comma, commas, France, francophone, geography, hyphen, hyphens, language, place names, placenames, Quebec
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Place Name Hall of Fame: Distinctly recognizable town/small and mid-sized city names
The following list identifies those towns/small cities that have distinctly recognizable names — ones that are well-known enough that most people would have immediately have a mental image of it if the place was mentioned in conversation or literature, even … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, archaeology, architecture, art, branding, business, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, land use, marketing, Mexico, music, Native Americans, natural history, nature, North America, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, recreation, scenic byways, shopping, spatial design, sustainability, third places, topography, toponymy, tourism, Trade, trails, Travel, urban design, urban planning
Tagged advertising, branding, distinctiveness, history, innovation, marketing, place names, placenames, planning, tourism, travel, uniqueness
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Albuquerque – A city at the convergence of unparalleled geophysical landforms
One of most interesting aspects about metropolitan Albuquerque is the distinctive geological and geographical perspectives that can be observed while traveling through and around the city. In each of the four primary compass directions, the geophysical attributes are noticeably different. … Continue reading
Posted in cities, climate, climate change, culture, deserts, ecosystems, environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, natural history, nature, pictures, place names, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, volcanoes, water, water conservation, zoning
Tagged Albuquerque, biodiversity, geography, geology, geophysical, history, landforms, New Mexico, topography
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Cities pronounced the same, but spelled differently
The following list identifies cities and towns whose names are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently. Any additions, suggestions, or corrections, are most welcome. Enjoy! Ashville, OH <-> Asheville, NC Baalbek, Lebanon <-> Balbec, IN – Thank you, Dan! … Continue reading
Posted in cities, fun, geography, history, Language, place names, toponymy
Tagged cities, geography, history, language, placenames, towns, words
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City names containing two or more first names
Below is a list of cities and towns in the USA and Canada that contain at least two (2) first names within the city/town’s name. Informal and formal variations of the same name, such as “Al” and “Alan,” “Rich” and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Cities, Communications, geography, history, Language, North America, place names, States, Statistics, toponymy
Tagged cities, first names, geography, given names, names, place names, places, towns
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Places that should be National Parks
The photos speak for themselves, but the list below are some of the beautiful and inspiring places in the United States (and one in Canada) that this author believes should be National Parks. Some are already part of the National … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, culture, deserts, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, landscape architecture, Native Americans, natural history, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, States, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, volcanoes, walking
Tagged Bandelier, Bonneville Salt Flats, Cahokia Mounds, environment, Flint Hills, Great Dismal Swamp, Guadalupe Salt Flats, Horsehoe Bend, Jemez, Loess Hills, Monument Valey, Mt. St. Helens, National Parks, nature, Newark Earthworks, Niagara Falls, Okefenokee Swamp, Palo Duro Canyon, parks, Pocupine Mountains, Rio Grande del Norte, Sandia Mountains, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Valles Caldera
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