Maps Before Google: Could You Navigate?

22/08/2025 29 min
Maps Before Google: Could You Navigate?

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Road Gang Radio hosts Jimmy Mac and Lindsay Lawler welcome back friend of the show, adventurer and author Peter Stark (The Last Empty Places), to explore America’s overlooked landscapes and forgotten navigation skills.Topic Highlights:Do we still need the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West) in today’s GPS-driven world?How did early explorers know where they were without modern technology?Could you navigate a long-haul trip using an astrolabe?A look at America’s last empty places—those out-of-the-way stops many truckers pass through but rarely get to appreciate.Learn more about Peter Stark:Website: peterstarkauthor.comInstagram: @peterstark_adventure_historianFacebook: Peter W. StarkTwitter/X: @StarkAdventurerRoad Gang Radio – where trucking, culture, and the open road collide.Thanks for tuning in! You can catch our shows anytime on your favorite podcast app or listen on iHeartRadio using the links below.Nemo Nation: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ne...Road Gang Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ro...We Should Write: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-we...Trucking with OOIDA: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-tr...