We found love in a Hopeless Pass
October 9, 2015 7:53 AM   Subscribe

@sadtopographies: An Instagram account cataloging the most unfortunately named places on Earth, from Shades of Death Road in New Jersey to Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya (or "Where the devil urinates") Hill in Australia and everywhere in between.
posted by Cash4Lead (12 comments total) 11 users marked this as a favorite
 
No Horrid Hill? Well, maybe they just haven't heard of it yet.
posted by Kitteh at 7:57 AM on October 9, 2015




I am so starting a folk duo called "Melancholy Waterhole"
posted by lmfsilva at 8:15 AM on October 9, 2015


I used to live a twenty minute drive from Shades of Death Road, and have even driven down it a few times...not much in the way of shades or death to report on. A little southwest of there, along the Delaware river, is a place called Foul Rift, which is unfortunately not a fraction as metal as its name.
posted by zchyrs at 8:56 AM on October 9, 2015


I was camping at Hell's Gate park in Northern California last month.

I didn't see any three-headed dogs guarding the place....
posted by CrowGoat at 9:20 AM on October 9, 2015


Every time I drive on the freeway through eastern Montana I pass by the Bad Route Road exit not far from Glendive. Always wondered about the name of that road.
posted by traveler_ at 6:45 PM on October 9, 2015


There's a road nearby that I routinely drive called Blood Point Road. Most of the street signs truncate it to "Bl Point Road" since I guess blood is too heavy a concept for the average driver.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 6:49 PM on October 9, 2015


Some more strangely named roads this way...
posted by tickingclock at 10:07 PM on October 9, 2015


About 100km north of where I used to live, in a woodsy area that was mostly crown land, there was an island called "Mysterious Island". I had always wanted to go there, but without a license or a car, nor friends interested in visiting it, I never managed to make the trip. Always did wonder what made it so mysterious.
posted by constantinescharity at 11:49 PM on October 9, 2015


I've always been fond of the Slough of Despond.
posted by saucysault at 12:45 AM on October 10, 2015 [1 favorite]


There's a hill hereabouts called "Linger and Die".
posted by valetta at 1:06 AM on October 10, 2015


Suicide Bridge fuck yeah!
The Suicide Bridge restaurant is awesome. Great fresh seafood. I get to go there every few years when I visit family down there, but it's not often enough.
posted by Mister Moofoo at 2:19 AM on October 10, 2015


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