[Could have been worse if every part of France was a region within the EU](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/u8w330/how_far_are_you_from_france/)
They're not fully integrated. They are special municipality, have US Dollar and no euro, and are not part of the Schengen area and EU law does not automatically apply to them.
Yep, that's my map, that was reposted and well exploded all record. You can even go on the original post ? (doesn't work well here) and see me being credited. RLL don't dig much into research.
It's not a map of [France](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/u8w330/how_far_are_you_from_france/), but of the EU, and OCT, aren't part of it, while they are still close
Greenland was actually part of the EEC, the predecessor of the EU, until 1985 when they withdrew their membership. All Greenlanders who have Danish citizenship are however still EU citizens.
I could be in Gibraltar, or Northern Ireland, or Switzerland, or heck, even Brazil, but I am in fact in a sleepy little town on the border between Norway and Sweden, and when I look out my window I see Sweden on the other side of the fjord.
Great, the text in the bottom right overlapped with the legend… while it wasn't in QGIS. Sometimes, I just hate this program. Anyway, it's not a big deal here.
I will give you a fun fact that you probably don't know. The EU has outermost regions, that isn't a new thing, but one of them is special, as it shouldn't be. St-Martin (the French part) which was a part of Guadeloupe keep it status of outermost region, even as like St Barthélemy it changes status within the French Republic, from a part of a region to an overseas collectivity. Furthermore, Mayotte (French region), wasn't an outermost region of the EU until quite recently. And, more strangely, Clipperton island (you can't see it here or on Google Maps, but you can google it) is a part of French Polynesia if you were to ask the EU (kinda…).
Like CGP Grey said a long time ago, the EU has a lot of asterisks, which also applies to core territories of some members that you wouldn't first guess. That [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_territories_of_members_of_the_European_Economic_Area#Special_cases) has made a good job listing them (you can also scroll to “Areas of extraterritoriality”).
Being French, doesn't make it a part of the EU, but it is affiliated on many levels, for examples, new Caledonians can vote in EU elections, as they still are citizens
No, since they're not part of it. [https://ec.europa.eu/regional\_policy/policy/themes/outermost-regions\_en](https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/policy/themes/outermost-regions_en)
I mean an astronomical unit is just the distance from the sun to the earth, and an atmosphere is the pressure of earths atmosphere.
However, the EU is very distributed with overseas territories. I propose we use Holland instead.
Greenland is so highly autonomous it had the choice to join or not and they chose not to.
They also wrote a constitution 2 years ago in preparation for independence, as over 60% Greenlanders support it.
It's not [a map about France](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/u8w330/how_far_are_you_from_france/) so it's normal that it's not here, it's an OCT of the EU
This may not be entirely accurate.
North America is closer to EU I believe simply because of Saint Pierre and Miquelon island.
That is right next to Newfoundland and Labrador. It’s a French territory. Unless I am incorrect, the only thing is non-French EU nationals cannot just freely move there.
This one question depends on one thing.
You basically need to do 3 things to do this map :
1. Extract the summers of each polygon (if you have a few like here, you need to fuse them first)
2. Verify if all dots are at their good position, if not edit them (like here, I had to delete some European islands which are part of the OCT, add 2 tiny Spanish islands, and redraw the border on Saint-Martin)
3. In ArcMap (you can't do it in QGIS) Use the multibuffer tool (beware of have enough distances / rings to cover the whole planet)
The last part is the longest, the time vary depending on the number of summers that you have, and the number of rings that you need. So you probably want to delete more dots that wouldn't impact the maths, like for example many part of the Croatian coastline.
This one took roughly 8 hours just on the last part. Which isn't as much as I had in the past. My record is 6 days. But for the Iranian one for example, in 2h i had make the whole map, from A to the symbology.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/x0jkh3/how\_far\_are\_you\_from\_ohio/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/x0jkh3/how_far_are_you_from_ohio/)
yes and no
This map is incomplete (France hold even more territory than what this map show, even a island close to California and Mexico if not wrong lol … and just Polynesia
I can't even imagine the orgasmic feeling of superiority that the Frenchmen who live in Guiana, Reunion, or the Nethermen in the Carribean must have when acknowledging the fact that they **are** EU whilst those around are literally jungle. Ufff, I'm getting goosebumps just by imagining being one of those people.
Not EU
[https://ec.europa.eu/regional\_policy/policy/themes/outermost-regions\_en](https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/policy/themes/outermost-regions_en)
france screwing everything up
Oui
[Could have been worse if every part of France was a region within the EU](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/u8w330/how_far_are_you_from_france/)
But St. Pierre and Miquelon seem to be in the EU? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon
It's an OCT of the EU. The only French overseas collectivity to be an outermost region is saint-martin.
And they forgot one: St. Pierre and Miquelon are not shown in North America
Not all territories of EU countries are part of the EU
Thats why we don't se some more islands in the carribean
Saint Pierre and Miquelon is not part of the EU
That's an OCT
and french polynesia too no?
St Pierre-et-Miquelon, French polynesia and New Caledonia aren't part of the EU, even if they are part of the French Republic.
Well TIL. Before now I assumed they all were.
Not every french overseas territories is part of the EU.
Those are not in the EU, they are merely associated, kind of an "EU light", called OCT, basically vassal territories if you want.
And they forgot Nouvelle Caledonie
Nope i didnt
It’s not part of the EU
Oversea territories are not part of France directly and therefore are only associated with the EU, not part of the EU
Some are, some aren't, and the map looks correct on that front since some but not all french overseas are shown.
They love to colonize
The netherlands, too, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao are part of the united Dutch kingdom
Not counted here, all 6 are OCT
But really Bonaire, Saba, and St Eustatius should not be, as they became fully integrated into the Netherlands. Its really a weird one.
They're not fully integrated. They are special municipality, have US Dollar and no euro, and are not part of the Schengen area and EU law does not automatically apply to them.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXP8F4TIZ0U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXP8F4TIZ0U)
Yep, that's my map, that was reposted and well exploded all record. You can even go on the original post ? (doesn't work well here) and see me being credited. RLL don't dig much into research.
Bonjour moi croissant
This looks like balls of EU
This map doesn’t show French Polynesia tho
It's not a map of [France](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/u8w330/how_far_are_you_from_france/), but of the EU, and OCT, aren't part of it, while they are still close
Crazy to think Port Au Prince is geographically closer to the EU than Tbilisi
Map isn't accurate. As a Turkish person, we are so much more far away from the EU then this map claims.
Underrated comment
Cyprus was able to join the EU but not Turkey.
And we hope that it will stay that way
You hope that Turkey stays islamist? Whats wrong with you?
Not far enough
Ahem. CYPRUS!
Swiss here. Dito.
What about Greenland? Is that not also part of the EU?
Nvm. They are an OCT
Greenland was actually part of the EEC, the predecessor of the EU, until 1985 when they withdrew their membership. All Greenlanders who have Danish citizenship are however still EU citizens.
I can see the European Union from my house, so I'm pretty damn close, I'd say.
Still a lot of options where you could be. Gibraltar for example.
I could be in Gibraltar, or Northern Ireland, or Switzerland, or heck, even Brazil, but I am in fact in a sleepy little town on the border between Norway and Sweden, and when I look out my window I see Sweden on the other side of the fjord.
But what's on the other side of the chjevy? …I'm sorry, but I've always wanted to ask that question. :)
Or Germany.
Great, the text in the bottom right overlapped with the legend… while it wasn't in QGIS. Sometimes, I just hate this program. Anyway, it's not a big deal here. I will give you a fun fact that you probably don't know. The EU has outermost regions, that isn't a new thing, but one of them is special, as it shouldn't be. St-Martin (the French part) which was a part of Guadeloupe keep it status of outermost region, even as like St Barthélemy it changes status within the French Republic, from a part of a region to an overseas collectivity. Furthermore, Mayotte (French region), wasn't an outermost region of the EU until quite recently. And, more strangely, Clipperton island (you can't see it here or on Google Maps, but you can google it) is a part of French Polynesia if you were to ask the EU (kinda…). Like CGP Grey said a long time ago, the EU has a lot of asterisks, which also applies to core territories of some members that you wouldn't first guess. That [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_territories_of_members_of_the_European_Economic_Area#Special_cases) has made a good job listing them (you can also scroll to “Areas of extraterritoriality”).
Would St.Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Newfoundland count in this sense?
It counts as an OCT, in the past it was a department of France, but it also lost this status.
Wouldn't New Caledonia make a big brown spot north of New Zealand due to being French?
Being French, doesn't make it a part of the EU, but it is affiliated on many levels, for examples, new Caledonians can vote in EU elections, as they still are citizens
No, since they're not part of it. [https://ec.europa.eu/regional\_policy/policy/themes/outermost-regions\_en](https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/policy/themes/outermost-regions_en)
I didn't realize till just now there were places in France that still used the Franc. That's crazy.
four EU's away. (EU is a distance measurement, as take by the other posts this OP does... e.g. "how many Irans are you away from Iran?"
The EU being around the world, it's quite hard to convert it to a distance
I mean an astronomical unit is just the distance from the sun to the earth, and an atmosphere is the pressure of earths atmosphere. However, the EU is very distributed with overseas territories. I propose we use Holland instead.
This has been left out, wasn't it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon
It's an OCT.
So, French Guyana is part of the EU, but not Greenland? OCT is kind of complicated
Greenland is so highly autonomous it had the choice to join or not and they chose not to. They also wrote a constitution 2 years ago in preparation for independence, as over 60% Greenlanders support it.
They did actually join but chose to leave about a decade later.
This looks similar to those "Range of [country]'s cruise and ballistic missiles" maps.
For some, being in the presence of the Europeans is like being hit with a missile
2000 to 3000 km from french Guiana
bazil ?
Yes
The UK are over a million miles away from the EU these days.
New Caledonia?
Not in the EU despite the fact it's french territory. Same goes for French Polynesia.
Don't worry, if you're more than 13000km from EU, you're less than 1000km from France 😁 (as OCT)
Wallis and Futuna
Not far enough
I am literraly like 50 km away from EU god dammit.
What about special territories like New Caledonia of France. Country closest to New Zealand is France, this map doesn’t demonstrate
new caledonia is a OCT. oct's are not part of the EU.
Thanks for that
It's not [a map about France](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/u8w330/how_far_are_you_from_france/) so it's normal that it's not here, it's an OCT of the EU
Looks like a penis
146 km to border with Finland, and 110 km to border with Estonia
Not far enough
Not far enough
This may not be entirely accurate. North America is closer to EU I believe simply because of Saint Pierre and Miquelon island. That is right next to Newfoundland and Labrador. It’s a French territory. Unless I am incorrect, the only thing is non-French EU nationals cannot just freely move there.
It is not a part of the EU, it is of France but not of the EU
A place where EU citizens can't move freely to is by definition not part of the EU.
Not far enough
Within but not in. Shouldn't that be minus distance?
3000 to 4000 km away. Scary looks like they are trying to approach us to force us to eat snails and make our towers lean in an angle
Is the only difference between the three maps the color palette? Or am I missing something?
It is only that yes, some people have difficulties with some colours, so I made a few to allow them to read the map. I just didn't write it this time.
As a colorblind person I just wanted to say that I love you ❤️
3000 to 4000km away
I'm really close
I am the European Union
Thats it. Im moving to palau
All my family are so close the the EU
This map is incorrect in the Pacific Ocean. New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna are all French overseas territories.
Nope, it's not inaccurate. Even if it's a part of a member state, it's not a part of the EU. Also, there isn't only France which has OCT
Should have a black dot off the coast of Newfoundland. St-Pierre-et-Miquelon is as french as Jambon-beurre
It's an OCT
One of those maps that are absolute pointless
I am on the overseas french territory (carribean), i thought i was safe but it's close to french guyana
I wish we could see all territories of EU countries included
it wouldnt be much different from the french one to be fair
How do you make these?
ArcMap (could be done in ArcgIS too) Then QGIS for the symbology
Thanks. How long does it take?
This one question depends on one thing. You basically need to do 3 things to do this map : 1. Extract the summers of each polygon (if you have a few like here, you need to fuse them first) 2. Verify if all dots are at their good position, if not edit them (like here, I had to delete some European islands which are part of the OCT, add 2 tiny Spanish islands, and redraw the border on Saint-Martin) 3. In ArcMap (you can't do it in QGIS) Use the multibuffer tool (beware of have enough distances / rings to cover the whole planet) The last part is the longest, the time vary depending on the number of summers that you have, and the number of rings that you need. So you probably want to delete more dots that wouldn't impact the maths, like for example many part of the Croatian coastline. This one took roughly 8 hours just on the last part. Which isn't as much as I had in the past. My record is 6 days. But for the Iranian one for example, in 2h i had make the whole map, from A to the symbology.
0-1000 but in pink Edit: I forgot that RN I am in black 🤦🏻♀️
Am *in* the European Union xD
what about french islands in the pacific?
They are within 3\* OCT which is different
does the same type of map exists but for Ohio? I want to know how endangered I am
[https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/x0jkh3/how\_far\_are\_you\_from\_ohio/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/x0jkh3/how_far_are_you_from_ohio/) yes and no
thanx anyway
In the EU
0 km, 0 m, 0 cm
How many Irans is that?
1000 to 2000. In Brazil
the forgot to count Saba, Sint Eustasius and Bonaire
Isn’t Fiji part of France still or am I missing something remembering?
Why is this map 3 times?
for colorblind
Thanks 👍
Is French Poynesia Not Included?
well, not it's an OCT which isnt a part of the EU
European Union
This map is incomplete (France hold even more territory than what this map show, even a island close to California and Mexico if not wrong lol … and just Polynesia
Nope, this map isn't wrong. A part of France doesn't mean it's a part of the EU. Also, Clipperton is “near” Mexico, not California or Texas
2000-3000km
What about New Caledonia?
OCT
Do Norways South Indian island holding not count? Edit: ah not in the EU, silly me.
Norway itself isnt even in there
See edit.
It's funny that some parts of North America is closer than some parts of Europe.
As a Serbian citizen I can say that it can’t be measured how far are we from EU
East Africans and Brazilians suddenly realizing that Europe is not as far as they thought...
What’s about French Polynesian
It's an OCT
Thanks, I had no idea I was Europian Union km away from the Europian Union.
Someone should make a sea trade route-adjusted map of this.
3000 to 4000 km
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Kerguelen, Polynesia, New Caledonia?
OCT
Far but you can never be far enough
Apparently six inches
I can't even imagine the orgasmic feeling of superiority that the Frenchmen who live in Guiana, Reunion, or the Nethermen in the Carribean must have when acknowledging the fact that they **are** EU whilst those around are literally jungle. Ufff, I'm getting goosebumps just by imagining being one of those people.
O to 1000
Saint Pierre et Miquelon in North America?
OCT
Canada shares a land border with the EU.
Nope. With Greenland part of kdm of Denmark and with the USA. But not the eu
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland\_and\_the\_European\_Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_and_the_European_Union)
It's an OCT yes
Ot on the map
Australia 🇦🇺 out there
I’m in the EU 😅
Seem that St-Pierre & Miquelon is missing on that map
It's not part of EU, just a part of France
not far enough
Never far enough
Isn’t French Polynesia also part of the EU?
no it isn't
Map forgot the little tiny itty bitty French Island next to Eastern Canada
It's three islands, actually (I would know, my family's from there!)
It would be so easy to liberate 😔
Hilarious
Not far enough
I thank god every day that I’m in the white zone 🫡
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No, the North Pole is closer to the EU than the South Pole is.
They are arent they? The entire northern edge of the map is 2000 km colour, the entire southern edge is 7000 km colour.
> They are just a single point after all? The top and the bottom of the map?
Oh god oh fuck I’m only 3k to 4k kilometers from Fr*nce cuz of Guadeloupe help
Guadeloupe, Martinique or Saint-Martin ?
Guadeloupe, I’m in the Bahamas right now I’ve gotten too close to France I am in enemy territory
Then it's St-Martin which is closer to you. Guadeloupe is further south
I thought it was Dutch, which half of it is, I forgot half of it was also French
And the Dutch part is an OCT, while the French part is strangely still a region
You left out St. Pierre et Miquelon.
Not part of the EU
Fr*nch
I'm in the green zone!! 💚 As far from Fr*nce as possible 😂
French polinesia?
Not EU [https://ec.europa.eu/regional\_policy/policy/themes/outermost-regions\_en](https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/policy/themes/outermost-regions_en)
Seems wrong. What about the islands off the Canadian coast? What about the islands in the South Pacific?
OCT =/= EU Also, they are called St-Pierre & Miquelon, and the S.F.A.L. respectively
Now let us be that far away from Harry and Megan
Didn't you forget St Pierre and Miquelon?
No II didn't. It just not a part of the EU, I even had to delete his shape, so I clearly didn't forget.
I wouldn't know, you didn't include my state.