While I was having a conversation with my roommate about his hometown, La Jolla, he mentioned something about living on the coast of California that I thought was really interesting. For context, he was about to leave for New York City, and I was telling him about its grid pattern and how it’s quite simple to navigate. He then mentioned that he always figures out directions to places in La Jolla based on their position along the coastline. He thinks about which way he has to drive in relation to the coast. I certainly use “checkpoints” to help me figure out directions in my hometown, but I think it’s very interesting that he uses the ocean for this purpose.
That’s pretty interesting. I use the direction that the river flows for the same purpose where I live.