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Ainu Laire
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Apr 13 2008, 8:54am
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Tolkien-related street names
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This is certainly not the first time that this sort of thread has popped up here. However, in the depth of the night, in the dark folds of the internet, I discovered something pretty cool...
Google Map search! Rather than using the old Thomas Guides, the powers of the internet allow endless searching for obscure street names!
Anyone who knows me will know the first name I tried in Google Map Search. And here's what I found.
Someone in New Mexico is a large Tolkien fan. I counted a dozen Tolkien-related street names in that small area.
I then searched up Tolkien, and found a place in Las Vegas and two places in SoCal. I particularly loved how Tolkien was placed with other great authors here and here.
I myself live really close to a Rivendell Ct. Anyone else live near a Middle-earth named street? Or, if they are feeling particularly bored, want to try and find a clump of Tolkien-related streets that goes beyond the 12ish I found? :D
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Eledhwen
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Apr 13 2008, 9:40am
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Buckland Road, which is the road near Matamata where they built Hobbiton. Serendipity or what?
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Peredhil lover
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Apr 13 2008, 2:20pm
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For some reason I'd never thought to try that. Oh wow, there have to live quite a few Tolkien fans for having so many streets named for Tolkien characters! Wouldn't that be the perfect place for a few TORnsibs to live?
I do not suffer from LotR obsession - I enjoy every minute of it.
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Laerasėa
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Apr 13 2008, 2:24pm
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I ran across a street named "Mt. Moria" while I was in North Carolina a few weeks ago- that was pretty funny (I remember wondering if it was time to put down the copy of LOTR that had been glued to my hands during the trip...)
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SandWitch King
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Apr 13 2008, 8:55pm
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What would be exceptionally cool is . . .
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Putting together a comprehensive guide to such places and then sticking it somewhere on TORn as a webpage.
A lot of work, and I don't expect anybody to tackle it, but it would be exceptional.
Board names nobody has used yet: TheWightBrother(s), Barrow Wong, Pryftan, Elvish Pressley . . . email or message me further suggestions!
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Mar
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Apr 14 2008, 1:35am
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Generally, I change regular street names into Tolkien related ones
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It is an entertaining way to pass the time when driving long distance.
I have changed (in my head) the street name of my 'new' home from Arnos to Arnor. See how fun?
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WhiteLadyEowyn
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Apr 14 2008, 4:44am
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My favorite Gandalf the Grey costumer..
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.. lives on ShadowGlen Court.
Many many times we have threatened to change it to Shadowfax Court.
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Owlyross
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Apr 14 2008, 2:43pm
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South Woodham Ferrers in Essex , UK
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Has a whole bunch, including a Westmarch, White Tree Court, Celeborn St, Arwen Grove, Gandalf's Ride etc...
http://maps.google.co.uk/...95,0.019805&z=16
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deej
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Apr 14 2008, 2:58pm
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When I was on the bus to the farm, and the guide pointed that out I burst out laughing. Serendipity, indeed!
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deej
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Apr 14 2008, 3:34pm
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Not a street, but there is a Rivendell Bed and Breakfast in Athens, Georgia
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The outside looks slightly Elven, but the inside is your typical country-style B&B.
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deej
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Apr 14 2008, 3:35pm
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and a Middle Earth Street in Las Vegas. //
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deej
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Apr 14 2008, 3:37pm
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I would be happy to start researching US street names and businesses if anyone would care to help me out.
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sherlock
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Apr 14 2008, 4:06pm
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called Rivendell. I used to drive by there quite often and always meant to get a picture of myself by their sign but never got around to it.
There's another community near me with Tolkien street names. I've never been there but my husband did some work in that area and got pictures of some of the street signs. There's Gollum Road, Baggins Road, Pippin (something), Aragorn Court, Strider Court, and Mordor Court. We actually got some mail at work from Mordor Court and, of course, our mail person had to show it to me. Wouldn't it be cool to live in that neighborhood?
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 14 2008, 4:40pm
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How about a Stellar Look at Tolkien names
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Take a look at what the moon has to offer (look closely); and some more interesting tidbits here.
 
Trust him... The Hobbit is coming!
"Barney Snow was here." ~Hug like a hobbit!~ "In my heaven..."
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Oden
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Apr 14 2008, 10:52pm
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An entire Middle Earth neighborhood...
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All in one neighborhood not far from mine:
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Shire Circle
Dimrall Dr
Ettenmor Circle
Gandalf Dr
Rivendell Rd.
Brandy Buck
Brandy Wine
Treebeard Rd
Bree St
Wilderland Ln
Mirkwood Ln
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Laerasėa
Tol Eressea
Apr 15 2008, 12:04am
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oh- this is not really a street, but...
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I was just in Kansas at a festival hosted by this school- which had a middle school called "Beren Middle School"
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Tolkien Forever
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Apr 15 2008, 2:01am
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My brother-in-Law lives on Rivendel Rd. in Sucasuna New Jersey......
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SandWitch King
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Apr 16 2008, 8:45am
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My plate is full at the moment but that would be a mighty compendium.
Board names nobody has used yet: TheWightBrother(s), Barrow Wong, Pryftan, Elvish Pressley . . . email or message me further suggestions!
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 16 2008, 9:45am
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*hand shoots up* I'm crazy busy
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and am still working on Collectibles Lists and Observations Lists, but I'd love to collaborate with you, deej! PM me and let me know what your plan of attack it :D don't email me. I'm having trouble getting to my emails right now, and I'm being horribly neglectful.
This is gonna be fun!
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Nessa Inglorion
The Shire
Apr 18 2008, 2:34am
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yep, here in Jersey by me their is a housing community with Rivendell in the name
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and I wanted to take a shot with it's sign, too LOL Too bad the townhomes aren't cute (at least on t he outside) There are some nicer ones right next door, that I wished had that title. I might have seriously considered moving their , just so I can say that I lived in Rivendell LOL
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kat
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Apr 18 2008, 2:39pm
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We were going up to Niagra falls and I was reading the maps and in the Mohican forest in northern Ohio I saw there was a Brandywine Falls and Brandywine river listed. I made the family pull off so I could see it and I now have pictures of me at the Brandywine. There was also supposedly a bridge somewhere close by but they didn't want to wait for me to find it. I had the urge to say Brandewine bridge 20 miles ~Kate
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Eventides
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Apr 18 2008, 5:51pm
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... but it's very cool. I found a Brandywine River once (I don't remember where we were, but I thought it was really cool!).
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Apr 18 2008, 6:08pm
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Pennsylvania or Delaware, maybe?
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Not that I've ever bragged about all the Brandywine stuff here in PA or anything. =)
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Apr 19 2008, 9:08pm
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I live at Bofur (Geldrop, The Netherlands)
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And my entire neighbourhood had LOTR-names. Next to my street there are Bifur, Fili, Kili, Gloin, Gimli, Peregrin. And ofcourse there is Aragorn, Galadriel, Legolas, Frodo, Nimrodel, Saruman, Arwen, Eomer, Eowyn, Fangorn and I could go on for a while. So if you need any help recording these once, just let me know, it is just a step out of my door (only you never know what will happen after that)
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Apr 19 2008, 9:36pm
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And absolutely wonderful - you're one lucky geek!
(And do post more often! )
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