Where is Damascus? Can You Find It On A Map With No Lines Drawn On It?

[KittyWampus]

http://toys.usvsth3m.com/damascus/

I was within 70 miles - kind of thought I'd do better.


Here's what the last 500 players thought.
You were better than 85% of them. People should ask you for directions!

[gopiscrap]

1. Yeah it's in Syria

[eissa]

2. Reminds me of a popular joke during the first Gulf War

What's the difference between a smart bomb and an American high school student? A smart bomb can locate Iraq.

[Spider Jerusalem]

3. 65 miles away

[NoOneMan]

4. 89 miles. We're going to need bigger bombs

[think4yourself]

5. 50 miles off!

Not bad for a tiny iPhone and fat fingers.

[SMC22307]

6. "You were 18 miles away!"

But how do you stack up against the world? You were better than 97% of them. You're a Grade-A Damascus finder!

Great, I can find it. Still don't want to bomb it. Or anywhere near it.

[KittyWampus]

8. impressive.

[Mr.Bill]

7. Most people in this country couldn't find Dallas on a map with no lines.

Hell, probably half the people in Texas couldn't find it.

[gopiscrap]

9. Whoa: on a serious note I got with in 33 miles

[Blue_In_AK]

10. 49 miles away

I was closer to Beirut.

[hfojvt]

11. 154 miles away

not that bad for a WAG.

[Scootaloo]

12. I was off by 13 miles west-northwest

[PoliticAverse]

13. This is tough...

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Damascus&state=MD

[Bonobo]

14. 102 miles off. That's not bad! nt

[pokerfan]

15. Holy crap, 15 miles?

I knew roughly where it was, but without any borders, I was more or less shooting in the dark. Still better than 98%.

[Zynx]

16. 3 Miles. Apparently I did better than 100% of them.

I've studied the maps of that part of the world for a long time so this wasn't too hard.

[AverageJoe90]

17. 76 miles. Not bad for a geography buff. nt =)

[LadyHawkAZ]

18. 9 miles away

You were better than 98% of them. You're a Grade-A Damascus finder!

[HarveyDarkey]

19. 7 miles, but that's a big circle

But still, "You were better than 99% of them. You're a Grade-A Damascus finder!"

[HangOnKids]

20. Maps?

Really, you brought up the subject of maps?

[KittyWampus]

21. So? What's your problem? BTW, if you want relevant information regarding Syria, check my Journal

[HangOnKids]

23. I've seen your maps

I don't have any problems but thanks for asking.

[KittyWampus]

24. Wow, you've been on DU for a whole 2 years and you've seen my "maps". And of course you don't

want to be informed about Syria. It's so much easier to be willfully ignorant.

[HangOnKids]

32. Thanks for sharing Kitty

Are you mind reading now about my wanting information about Syria? Maybe I don't want or need it from you. But keep on with your bad kitty self, it is really amusing.

[Deep13]

22. Near the Lebanese border opposite some hills from Anjar.

I was an Anjar last summer and would have been able to see Damascus if the hills had not been in the way.

[denbot]

25. 350 miles away on an iPad.

I could not get the map to zoom.

[wandy]

26. I got within 300 miles. Not bad for me...........

Heck, I get lost wondering around the Republic of Boulder.

[AngryAmish]

27. 60

I would have been closer but I saw a blinding light and fell off my horse.

[MineralMan]

28. Sure. I type Damascus into Google Maps.

Pops right up.

I could point out its location on an empty map, but I'd be off a bit, I'm sure, as most people would. It doesn't matter. I can get a map, or a satellite view, and zoom in to see individual buildings there.

It is important for people to know generally where Syria is in the Middle East. It is less important for them to be able to put their finger exactly on a map. It's much more useful to call up a map and see it and its relationship to other places on a professionally created map.

[NM_Birder]

29. 205 miles awway

[Jamastiene]

30. 47 miles away n/t

[Hayabusa]

31. 43 miles south, southeast

[Blaukraut]

33. 26 miles away Better than 96%. n/t

[Jesus Malverde]

34. thats cool! 8 miles..nt

[Humanist_Activist]

35. 17 milles too far East...

and no, I didn't cheat.

[SwampG8r]

36. good find this was fun i ended up in a saudi desert nt

[NuclearDem]

37. 15 miles.

[Waiting For Everyman]

38. Better than I expected -- 50 miles.