Sep 2 2010The United States Of Star Wars (Geography)
Note: X-wing your way over to a full-size version HERE.
Rogue Leader Rebecca Crane went and created a map of The United States of Star Wars (or USSW if you're into the whole brevity thing), with a different planet/location from Star Wars representing each state based on similarities in geography and other factors like the kind of people that live there. For example: Maine is Naboo because it's filled with nothing but annoying @$$holes. Get it? Because that's where JarJar's from. Oh come on -- I'z just kiddin', Maine! (See what I did there?)
There are probably tens of planets that work for each state, I picked either the first one that I came to or the best fit.
Planets were assigned based on partial terrain, landmarks that correlate with the planet and state, types of people in the state and planet, famous landmarks, or slightly randomly selected (but loosely based on facts) from my brother and myself.
Rebecca posted a list of all the states and their corresponding Star Wars planets HERE in case you can't identify them all by picture alone because at some point you decided the whole "virgin for life" thing wasn't for you. Hey, it's not for everybody. Back me up, sister!
The United States of Star Wars [wedgeantilles]
via
Geeky Geography of the Day [thedailywh.at]
Thanks to lucy, Gerald and Erik, who want to live on Endor with the Ewoks. Uh, find me someone who doesn't.
Reader Comments
1. CylonOven - September 2, 2010 3:58 PM
Ehh. Lame.
2. Zebra - September 2, 2010 4:03 PM
Why is South Carolina the Death Star???
3. OggieBenDoggie - September 2, 2010 4:08 PM
That's no moon.
I know nobody said it was, just sayin'
4. Blaqk Panda - September 2, 2010 4:08 PM
@2 Probably because South Carolina was the first to secede and where the Civil War began at Fort Sumter. Remember, the article says 'loosely based on facts'.
5. Kusig - September 2, 2010 4:10 PM
Why is Louisiana depicted as Ord Mandell? They share nothing in common aside from there being Casinos which almost every state in the south has.
6. BobbyBrady - September 2, 2010 4:10 PM
Mom always said don't turn a map of the US into a Star Wars map in the house...
7. Perple Nerple - September 2, 2010 4:16 PM
Looks like I have to move to southern California... I am so stabbed
8. McFeely Smackup - September 2, 2010 4:17 PM
ugh...god...so...fucking...lame.
remember kiddies, if it's star wars related, it'll end up on geekologie.
9. sessyda - September 2, 2010 4:18 PM
"Loosely based on facts" must equal "Let's find a way to offend every state in some way.
10. paul. - September 2, 2010 4:18 PM
This is even gayer than the car moustache thing from earlier... just sayin.
11. Elwood Moose - September 2, 2010 4:27 PM
+1 for Lebowski Reference.
12. Texan - September 2, 2010 4:55 PM
OMG Texas is Kessel. The star wars slave planet.
sounds about right.
13. Enflamed - September 2, 2010 5:15 PM
Is Virginia Felucia...wtf?
14. Enflamed - September 2, 2010 5:15 PM
Nevermind, VA is fondor....makes sense we have a shit ton of shipyard, I agree.
15. Shelbon - September 2, 2010 5:18 PM
so Yoda lives in Florida? I know where I'm moving to
16. Dishy - September 2, 2010 5:20 PM
I find the lack of Washington DC disturbing.
17. Shelbon - September 2, 2010 5:20 PM
@8 perhaps you've forgotten the name of this website, a lot of geeks/nerds are into startwars so it's only logical that star wars rekated things will end up here...
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19. Lord of the horse beaters - September 2, 2010 6:25 PM
Corellia bitches! Imma go to coronet and buy me a 1337 T21 for mah rifleman. (which is funny because on SWGEMU I have a master rifleman atm lulz)
20. Chris in Huntsville - September 2, 2010 11:21 PM
lol. Of course New Jersey is Nar Shaddaa.
21. pandaman - September 3, 2010 3:47 AM
wtf, oklahoma is Thule? never herd of it, lets see what wiki says about it "Thule was a semi-arid planet known for its rich savannas, continually bombarded by lightning storms, but Thule was also a hidden Sith stronghold. The rocky outcroppings which broke the plains were charred black from being hit by lightning. This charred rock later served as a form of sustenance for unusual, bioluminescent moss that made the rocks glow with an eerie light."
i find that it says "was a semi-arid planet" fairly disturbing, most of this makes sense though, except the glowing moss thing, thats only at the back of my fridge,
22. pandaman - September 3, 2010 3:48 AM
wtf, oklahoma is Thule? never herd of it, lets see what wiki says about it "Thule was a semi-arid planet known for its rich savannas, continually bombarded by lightning storms, but Thule was also a hidden Sith stronghold. The rocky outcroppings which broke the plains were charred black from being hit by lightning. This charred rock later served as a form of sustenance for unusual, bioluminescent moss that made the rocks glow with an eerie light."
i find that it says "was a semi-arid planet" fairly disturbing, most of this makes sense though, except the glowing moss thing, thats only at the back of my fridge,
23. Matt - September 3, 2010 5:38 AM
Wait a second, does this mean that South Carolina going to blow up Florida?
24. Matt - September 3, 2010 5:41 AM
Oh wait, Florida is Degobah... I guess that makes sense because it's a swamp inhabited by old people.
25. this - September 3, 2010 5:58 AM
this site sucks balls.
26. smashsmash - September 3, 2010 6:01 AM
Wait, Arizona's planet is listed as cold and dry. Swing and a miss... Oh wait, it's the evil planet where the Sith go...
I get it now. I see what you did there...
You Liberal Bitch.
27. (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) - September 3, 2010 6:29 PM
Close with Nevada, except for that whole 'living in a desert' thing.
28. BluMizu - September 3, 2010 8:28 PM
@ 16 I literally laughed out loud