Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to I like knowing what's being built nearby, so I made a crowd-sourced map
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I like knowing what's being built nearby, so I made a crowd-sourced map launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Dreamer Map▲67See the dreams people are having around the world
2023 · dreaminterpreter.ai · its alternatives →
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Globestudio▲84Open-source dotted maps and 3D globes for designers
25d ago · globestudio.app · its alternatives →
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2017 · cartoscope.io · its alternatives →
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Draw on a map and connect to real-time moments
2014 · coeverywhere.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · htmltogeo.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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I love culture + travel, and one of my favorite pastimes is dropping into random streets on Google Street View. I just LOVE getting a tiny snippet into how people live, the architecture, and discovering hidden corners of places I'll probably never visit. I'm kinda weird like that. When AI came along, I started asking it to explain what I was looking at - and I learned a ton. I couldn't stop using this combo. So I built Streetwhip. It's kinda like reverse Geoguessr - instead of guessing where you are, you get educated about places as if you had a smart local guide with you. What used to be…
2025 · streetwhip.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · docs.radar.chat · its alternatives →
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2017 · mapjot.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · pinmark.io · its alternatives →
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2011 · clusterize.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · loadshedding.johanndutoit.net · its alternatives →
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Just a fun little map viz that pulls OSM changesets from https://planet.openstreetmap.org and plots them on a map. I paired the plotting of points to some relaxing chords just for fun and found I had created something sort of relaxing. Enjoy :)
2024 · musical-osm.netlify.app · its alternatives →
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2020 · plantogether.city · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I made SmartMap — a tool where you ask an open-ended question on maps, like: - "Where can I find coworking cafes with power sockets and Wi-Fi in Shibuya, Tokyo?" - "Places that inspired Studio Ghibli movies in Japan" You can also ask it to plot interactive journeys, like: - "Places Alexandra David-Néel visited on her way to Lhasa" - "Train stops along the original Orient Express route" It returns a live, interactive map with the results plotted as pins. Originally built this to scratch my own itch while traveling and researching or learning about new places. SmartMap makes that step…
2025 · smartmap.space · its alternatives →
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Scratch-off world map to keep track of adventures
2015 · artlebedev.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · geofable.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · foodieadvice.com · its alternatives →
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I've moved around a lot. Finding information is easy. Finding people is weirdly hard. So I made this — a map where you drop a pin and see who else is around. Filter by digital nomads, freelancers, remote workers, retirees. See if they just arrived or have been there for years. Spot someone interesting? Send a message. No signup. No feed. No tracking. No algorithm. Just a map. More like exploring than scrolling. Built with Next.js, Supabase, and Leaflet.
Jan 2026 · mapmates.io · its alternatives →
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2013 · maps.chrismacnaughton.com · its alternatives →
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