I don’t fly often, but now, with a child in Miami, I’ve taken in more airplane travel than in the past seven or eight years, probably. When I fly, I’m at the window looking down. I love it, but it’s so frustrating to get lost so quickly.

I was looking at a Google map today and thinking how this would be the perfect travel companion - if only there was internet service in the air. I would know what river was snaking along below. I could identify a lake or a city. So what would be the best Google magnification to match a typical jet flight? There are 20 levels of magnification and it looks to me like 12 or 13 up from the bottom is the best match.

I think the crazy geography shown here is around the West Virginia/Virginia border. I remember seeing that and wondering.