# SDMB inspires 12 Mile Circle post

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-inspires-12-mile-circle-post/669016>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 16, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-inspires-12-mile-circle-post/669016 "2013-09-16T23:42:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-inspires-12-mile-circle-post/669016/1 "2013-09-16T23:42:50Z")

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[Twelve Mile Circle: Goin’ down to Garland](http://www.howderfamily.com/blog/garland/) seems to have been inspired by an old SDMB thread about how streets are named.

It’s not as cool as having XKCD cite us, but it’s a nice little website for us map freaks.

😃

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**Author:** ![tonyfop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@tonyfop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonyfop)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-inspires-12-mile-circle-post/669016/2 "2013-09-17T02:03:30Z")

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Mythbusters was better.