Where not to get a Mac Attack
Dave Koch | Friday, October 23, 2009 at 6:30AM 
Somewhere between McNuggets and a McRib
On his blog, Weather Sealed, Stephen von Worley asked the question, "just how far away can you get from our world of generic convenience?" More specifically, he sought to answer the question - How far could one possibly get from a McDonald's...
He compiled the locations of all 13,000+ McDonald's locations in the contiguous 48 - and then mapped them. What you see below is a speck of light emanating from each: the grid forming tight clusters around metropolitian areas and outlines pf the major freeways like a geographically correct Lite-Brite.
Stephen then proceeded to work out the math to determine where in the United States is the farthest place from any McDonald's (in the 48, and on land - being in the middle of Lake Michigan doesn't work).
Where would be the worst place to find yourself having a Mac Attack?
Somewhere between Meadow and Glad Valley, South Dakota. (Google Maps photo above, really)
You would find yourself 145 miles by car in any direction from the juicy, 7.5 ounce, two-patty wonder that is the Big Mac. I hardly eat fast food, and that's not a knock on anyone who does, I just don't often find myself at the counter answering the immortal question, "Do you want fries with that?"
I do; however, enjoy myself a Big Mac every once in a while - yes I do. So Lord help me that I lose my internal compass in South Dakota and end up in this place...
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Reader Comments (2)
LOL, I saw the article showing that map and figured the lack of Micky-D's was matched to the lack of population. If there's no Golden Arches, why live there?! It is kind of scary that Ray Kroc and his McArmy has managed to infiltrate America to such a saturated level, but to be honest, the scarier thing is my confession that after watching Morgan Spurlock nearly kill himself from eating McDonalds every day in Super-Size Me, I still wanted fries afterwards. By the way, I did have both Spam musubi and loco moco while in Hawaii. I think it did most of the damage that any McDonalds could have done.
Wow, this is fascinating. A little sad though because it is more proof that everything has become so homogenized... GREG