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The road sign city name photo game

Started by Scott5114, December 29, 2016, 05:38:40 PM

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kphoger

ELKINS  →  SFAX (Tunisia)


[from a 2023 article on Al Jazeera]

He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: PKDIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.


formulanone

Sfax -> Xai-Xai (Mozambique)



Source: Alamy

(Don't play Indianapolis, damn it. Find a city with an "i" that hasn't been used yet.)


Scott5114

Quote from: formulanone on May 19, 2026, 08:01:49 PM(Don't play Indianapolis, damn it. Find a city with an "i" that hasn't been used yet.)

So I might have looked for signs for Indianapolis, IA and Indianapolis, OK just now...
uncontrollable freak sardine salad chef

The_Ginger

Xai-Xai (Mozambique) -> Institute, W. Va.

(by Dougtone here)
"Two wrongs don't make a right—but three lefts do."

He/him pronouns, please.
Travel Mapping | Counties

Jim

It looks like this game has been to a number of Eastons but not to Easton, New Hampshire.

Institute -> Easton (NH).  Taken on New Hampshire 112, January 6, 2026.

Photos I post are my own unless otherwise noted.
Signs: https://www.teresco.org/pics/signs/
Travel Mapping: https://travelmapping.net/user/?u=terescoj
Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user/terescoj
Twitter @JimTeresco (roads, travel, skiing, weather, sports)

hbelkins

Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

Jim

Newport -> Templeton (MA) on US 202.  May 7, 2025.

Photos I post are my own unless otherwise noted.
Signs: https://www.teresco.org/pics/signs/
Travel Mapping: https://travelmapping.net/user/?u=terescoj
Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user/terescoj
Twitter @JimTeresco (roads, travel, skiing, weather, sports)

kphoger

TEMPLETON  →  NAKURU (Kenya)


[from the company that made the sign]

He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: PKDIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

The_Ginger

Nakuru (Kenya) Upper Darby, Penn.

(by the photo master Famartin here)
"Two wrongs don't make a right—but three lefts do."

He/him pronouns, please.
Travel Mapping | Counties

Jim

The 2017 Yardley play looks to have a broken image link, so I'll play.

Upper Darby -> Yardley (PA) from I-295, I think still on the New Jersey side of the Delaware.  August 14, 2018.

Photos I post are my own unless otherwise noted.
Signs: https://www.teresco.org/pics/signs/
Travel Mapping: https://travelmapping.net/user/?u=terescoj
Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user/terescoj
Twitter @JimTeresco (roads, travel, skiing, weather, sports)

kphoger

YARDLEY  →  YORK (England)


[from the BBC]

He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: PKDIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

hbelkins

Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

formulanone

Both Garards Point and Kirby have been previously played for Pennsylvania, but for different users and photos.

Kirby (Y-rule) -> Garards Point -> Trochu (Alberta)


The_Ginger

Trochu (Alberta) University City, Mo.


(from this article about a retaining wall in said city)
"Two wrongs don't make a right—but three lefts do."

He/him pronouns, please.
Travel Mapping | Counties

kphoger

Quote from: hbelkins on June 01, 2026, 01:33:17 PMYork to Kirby

[img]https://scontent-atl3-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/481782848_988079633386207_658947573146872011_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=f727a1&_nc_ohc=l5G9jZpKuo0Q7kNvwEtdEPH&_nc_oc=Ado5LzbJod3y93uVQjVbZlHsM_1mMzIOZBtnoawCL8Ljfx0KDpk63U_agTqufjglkyk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-3.xx&_nc_gid=n1x4Kf3fl4-ArAr27xKM4w&_nc_ss=7a2a8&oh=00_Af_M4kdP-9R54ZZn9D6mgpooJ5yNlJzgWjA0o987Dsq-XA&oe=6A239E85[/img]

Another Facebook image fail.

He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: PKDIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

The_Ginger

Quote from: kphoger on June 08, 2026, 12:31:18 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on June 01, 2026, 01:33:17 PMYork to Kirby

[img]https://scontent-atl3-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/481782848_988079633386207_658947573146872011_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=f727a1&_nc_ohc=l5G9jZpKuo0Q7kNvwEtdEPH&_nc_oc=Ado5LzbJod3y93uVQjVbZlHsM_1mMzIOZBtnoawCL8Ljfx0KDpk63U_agTqufjglkyk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-3.xx&_nc_gid=n1x4Kf3fl4-ArAr27xKM4w&_nc_ss=7a2a8&oh=00_Af_M4kdP-9R54ZZn9D6mgpooJ5yNlJzgWjA0o987Dsq-XA&oe=6A239E85[/img]
Facebook image fail.
I believe it's 7 days before they expire.
"Two wrongs don't make a right—but three lefts do."

He/him pronouns, please.
Travel Mapping | Counties

hbelkins

Quote from: kphoger on June 08, 2026, 12:31:18 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on June 01, 2026, 01:33:17 PMYork to Kirby

[img]https://scontent-atl3-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/481782848_988079633386207_658947573146872011_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=f727a1&_nc_ohc=l5G9jZpKuo0Q7kNvwEtdEPH&_nc_oc=Ado5LzbJod3y93uVQjVbZlHsM_1mMzIOZBtnoawCL8Ljfx0KDpk63U_agTqufjglkyk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-3.xx&_nc_gid=n1x4Kf3fl4-ArAr27xKM4w&_nc_ss=7a2a8&oh=00_Af_M4kdP-9R54ZZn9D6mgpooJ5yNlJzgWjA0o987Dsq-XA&oe=6A239E85[/img]

Another Facebook image fail.

It's all I can do at the moment. I can't upload new images to Flickr until I pay for a renewed Pro subscription.
Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

The_Ginger

Quote from: hbelkins on June 08, 2026, 02:29:13 PM
Quote from: kphoger on June 08, 2026, 12:31:18 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on June 01, 2026, 01:33:17 PMYork to Kirby

[img]https://scontent-atl3-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/481782848_988079633386207_658947573146872011_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=f727a1&_nc_ohc=l5G9jZpKuo0Q7kNvwEtdEPH&_nc_oc=Ado5LzbJod3y93uVQjVbZlHsM_1mMzIOZBtnoawCL8Ljfx0KDpk63U_agTqufjglkyk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-3.xx&_nc_gid=n1x4Kf3fl4-ArAr27xKM4w&_nc_ss=7a2a8&oh=00_Af_M4kdP-9R54ZZn9D6mgpooJ5yNlJzgWjA0o987Dsq-XA&oe=6A239E85[/img]

Another Facebook image fail.
It's all I can do at the moment. I can't upload new images to Flickr until I pay for a renewed Pro subscription.
You could go for Imgur for uncategorized images, or try Wikimedia Commons if you'd like to categorize them a little better.
"Two wrongs don't make a right—but three lefts do."

He/him pronouns, please.
Travel Mapping | Counties

bing101

Quote from: The_Ginger on June 08, 2026, 12:29:29 PMTrochu (Alberta) University City, Mo.


(from this article about a retaining wall in said city)

University City, MO ----->Yuba City, California. 

The_Ginger

Yuba City, Calif. Yongstown, Ohio

(by our @Mr. Matté via Wikimedia Commons)
"Two wrongs don't make a right—but three lefts do."

He/him pronouns, please.
Travel Mapping | Counties

The_Ginger

I'm taking advantage of Rule 7 and playing again.
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 29, 2016, 05:38:40 PM7. The same person can't go twice in a row unless 48 hours pass between posts.

Youngstown, Ohio → New Haven, W. Va.
"Two wrongs don't make a right—but three lefts do."

He/him pronouns, please.
Travel Mapping | Counties

hotdogPi

Jumping from New Haven WV to New Haven CT and taking I-95 to New York

Sorry for the poor quality photo

Clinched

Traveled, plus
US 13, 50
MA 35, 40, 53, 63, 79, 109, 126, 138, 141, 151, 159
NH 78, 111A(E); CA 90; NY 40, 366; CT 32, 193, 320; VT 2A, 5A; PA 3, 39, 51, 60; GA 42, 140; FL A1A, 7; WA 202; QC 162, 165, 263; 🇬🇧A100, A3211, A3213, A3215; 🇫🇷95 D316

Lowest untraveled: 36

kphoger

Quote from: hotdogPi on June 12, 2026, 12:01:36 PMJumping from New Haven WV to New Haven CT

Why?  You can play straight from New Haven, WV.

He Is Already Here! Let's Go, Flamingo!
Dost thou understand the graveness of the circumstances?
Deut 23:13
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: PKDIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

hotdogPi

Quote from: kphoger on June 12, 2026, 02:11:07 PM
Quote from: hotdogPi on June 12, 2026, 12:01:36 PMJumping from New Haven WV to New Haven CT

Why?  You can play straight from New Haven, WV.

New Haven, WV isn't on I-95, oh wait, this is the other thread.

I knew the play was valid under the rules of both this thread and the Here to There thread.
Clinched

Traveled, plus
US 13, 50
MA 35, 40, 53, 63, 79, 109, 126, 138, 141, 151, 159
NH 78, 111A(E); CA 90; NY 40, 366; CT 32, 193, 320; VT 2A, 5A; PA 3, 39, 51, 60; GA 42, 140; FL A1A, 7; WA 202; QC 162, 165, 263; 🇬🇧A100, A3211, A3213, A3215; 🇫🇷95 D316

Lowest untraveled: 36

The_Ginger

#6424
New York, N.Y. → Kenova, W. Va.

(Doug Kerr, via Flickr)
"Two wrongs don't make a right—but three lefts do."

He/him pronouns, please.
Travel Mapping | Counties