Show HN: Go to random locations, parks and restaurants around you

by Zakuzaa • 4 years ago

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Zakuzaa2• 4 years ago

I created this page for my own use and I have been using it for the last few months.

And it's been such a blast. It has taken me to places I would have never visited. It amazes me how much beauty around us we miss out on by not having enough randomness in our life. 20-30 sessions later, I am still discovering new parks and restaurants around me.

Try it?

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Some tidbits:

- The page needs your location to suggest random locations around you

- No information is being saved at the backend. No cookies either.

- You can change the radius by adding ?d= parameter in url. For example https://randomlocation.xyz/?d=10 will suggest locations in 10 miles radius of your current location. Default is 2.5 miles.

- There is a "chained mode" which can be activated by adding c=1 to the url. By doing this, second location will calculated based on first location and third location will calculated based on second location, instead of all locations being calculated from the starting point

- There is a "hop mode" which can be activated by adding h=1 to the url. By doing this, you will be suggested a far off location in the first and then three nearby locations to that location. It's good for exploring nearby towns, villages or even countries. (h=100 will suggest first location within 100 miles)

- All modes can be clubbed if one wants

Caution: Please do not go to remote places alone. Be wise.

MisterJoe• 4 years ago

A bit weird, but still intriguing. :)

sfitz• 4 years ago

Great idea! Should allow for entering an address/zip code as many have location off for browser by default.

mhrmsn• 4 years ago

This sounds cool, but somehow doesn't work for me on iOS/Safari even with adblock disabled and location access set to allowed. Still asks me for location access, any idea why?

Zakuzaa2• 4 years ago

Oh, I will test it on my SO's iOS device and get back.

Show HN: Go to random locations, parks and restaurants around you

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