How Big Are Historical Things, Really?

Great Wall of China over Eastern US

BBC has this fascinating website that allows you to overlay a whole bunch of things over any map you choose (based on your zip code of choice). That includes historical things like the Great Wall of China, as well as more contemporary things like the current Gulf Oil Spill. And there’s even the Moon, which as Gizmodo points out is a bit smaller than I expected…

[BBC Dimensions via Gizmodo]