# Something's wrong on the Internet! (Google Maps) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 7, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456 "2023-02-07T23:15:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/1 "2023-02-07T23:15:54Z")
There’s a place shown on Google Maps as [Skunk Point (Santa Rosa Island) State Marine Reserve](https://goo.gl/maps/YoGNcUjT9NW4CQxRA) There are a few things wrong with this: it’s positioned on Santa Cruz Island, it’s on land, and the link goes to pictures and nearby attractions of Avalon, on Santa Catalina Island. However, there’s no “Suggest an Edit” button as on other blunders I’ve found on Google Maps, and I can’t figure out any other way to report it. Now, maybe I’m being a bit OCD here, but I WON’T SLEEP AGAIN UNTIL THIS IS FIXED!!! (Or reported at least. I could probably sleep then.) Any ideas how that could be done? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/2 "2023-02-07T23:21:34Z")
I can’t sleep at night because Google maps puts me in a lake. I don’t know how to report things tho’ ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/3 "2023-02-07T23:26:00Z")
Well, that stinks! Did you try: click on the point of interest, then go to the menu/hamburger (the three horizontal lines next to the name of the point of interest), then pull down to “Edit the map”, then select “Wrong Information”? I think it’s an error, as there is another point of interest with the same name in the water at the east end of Santa Rosa Island with no links to Catalina. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/4 "2023-02-07T23:26:53Z")
Wow that sucks! I used to get angry calls from delivery drivers because Apple Maps had a walking path near my house marked as a road and they couldn’t figure out how to get to me. I can’t imagine how mad they would have been if they’d been calling from the middle of a lake. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/5 "2023-02-07T23:29:41Z")
Yes, I tried that. They say click on the place on the map, but when I click on the “Skunk Point” link it doesn’t go to an edit form, and if I click near the link, it says that there’s no place near that, and offers to let me add a place. The add form doesn’t really have the fields I need to explain the problem. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/6 "2023-02-07T23:30:42Z")
Go to the very bottom of the page. Click on “Feedback.” A pop-up menu will allow you to choose “Wrong pin location or address.” Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/7 "2023-02-07T23:34:38Z")
Right. OK, try selecting “Your opinions about Maps” - it will bring up a form where you can free-text the problem and include a screen shot. @nelliebly 's suggestion takes you to the same form. Google Maps does look at these - I once reported a problem where a section of road that can be bicycled would not allow a bike route to go thru, sending the route WAY around on forest roads. That problem is resolved, altho I am unsure if my report made the difference or it was found some other way. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/8 "2023-02-07T23:40:11Z")
No, unfortunately, the (teeny tiny) Send Feedback link goes the same route that the hamburger menu does, i.e, I can edit a place by clicking on it, but clicking on “Skunk Point” doesn’t do anything, and clicking near it just gives me an offer to add a place. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/9 "2023-02-07T23:40:24Z")
Yeah, they don’t like it. I usually get stuff sent to a post office. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/10 "2023-02-07T23:41:02Z")
… which is probably in an ocean. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/11 "2023-02-07T23:53:45Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Right. OK, try selecting “Your opinions about Maps” - it will bring up a form where you can free-text the problem and include a screen shot. I just did that with a screen shot of the problem and the text “Skunk Point (Santa Rosa Island) State Marine Reserve clearly should be offshore of Santa Rosa Island rather than in the middle of Santa Cruz Island.” ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/12 "2023-02-07T23:55:06Z")
My heroes! It’s a little early for it, but I’m going to bed right now! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/13 "2023-02-07T23:59:31Z")
If they ask me where the label does belong, what should I tell them? ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/14 "2023-02-08T00:15:43Z")
Hmm, they should probably just remove it. There’s another Skunk Point in a more likely place off of Santa Rosa Island, and there’s also an existing link for Avalon. This one, to use the patois, ain’t doing nothing for nobody. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/15 "2023-02-08T00:31:11Z")
You can rest easy now. Google Maps’ top cartographers are on the case. I am sure this will be a high-priority fix for them, with the skunks of Santa Rosa island not having to swim to Santa Cruz Island any more. 🦨 😀 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/16 "2023-02-08T01:37:51Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > I used to get angry calls from delivery drivers because Apple Maps had a walking path near my house marked as a road and they couldn’t figure out how to get to me. I can’t imagine how mad they would have been if they’d been calling from the middle of a lake. I imagine they’d be madder than a wet hen. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/17 "2023-02-08T17:22:13Z")
Well played, sir! ---
**Author:** ![sweeteviljesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/18 "2023-02-10T01:50:52Z")
There’s lots of missing or incorrect data in Google Maps, especially around new construction or remote areas. The Send Feedback link is where we send people who aren’t using the APIs and don’t have an issue with a political feature (like a bad ZIP code) that you can’t resolve through that link. You can also try the public issue tracker. ([Issues.google.com](http://Issues.google.com), IIRC). If you use maps in your own app via the API, and it’s broken in the app, you can file a case with support, but unless it’s something you can’t self serve, they’ll send you to the link above. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/19 "2023-02-10T02:55:27Z")
Anyone can add anything to Google Maps and they do. If you look up East Deez Nuts Blvd, it’s on there. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-on-the-internet-google-maps/979456/20 "2023-02-10T22:07:15Z")
I don’t remember how we got it changed, but I was working with some students on a neighborhood history project and looking at the Google map from the fifties (there is a bridge that hadn’t built yet, so we were looking to see where the street went. It turned out they’d put that section in upside down. My students immediately noticed something was wrong. It just happened that some folks from the Chancellor’s office were visiting, and they saw it unfold. As a result, it got highlighted by the Chancellor.