Marlow Bay EN ES

A sample minisite

Marlow Bay, drawn by arithmetic

The light of a day and the length of a walk, worked out in the browser for a made-up city. Swap the numbers and the words and it is yours.

10places on the map
8doodle scenes
80 mwalked in a minute
12 hof daylight at the equator, give or take

Light

How high is the sun

The sun's height above the horizon depends on three things: the hour, the day of the year and how far you are from the equator. Move the sliders and the picture at the top follows the hour.

sin(altitude) = sin(lat) · sin(decl) + cos(lat) · cos(decl) · cos(hour angle)

Walk

How far is five minutes

Tap a pin to stand there. The circle is as far as you get in the minutes you choose, in a straight line. The list is every place inside it.

distance = speed × minutes

Places

Ten places

Each picture is drawn from the place's category and its name, so the same place gets the same picture each time.

Salt & Ladle

Salt & Cucharón

Harbour-side chowder bar. Eight stools, one pot.

Marlow Market Hall

Mercado de Marlow

Fish at dawn, cheese by noon, flowers all day. Awnings in six colours.

St Odile's Chapel

Capilla de Santa Odilia

A small stone chapel with a tall bell tower and a quiet candle table.

Bay Clinic

Clínica de la Bahía

Walk-in clinic and pharmacy; stretch classes on Saturday mornings.

Lantern Street School

Escuela de la Calle del Farol

Primary school with a chalk-and-formula Friday for the whole street.

The Gull & Anchor Inn

Posada La Gaviota y el Ancla

Twelve rooms over a pub kitchen; the breakfast table is under string lights.

Foghorn Club

Club Sirena

Live bands Thursday to Sunday; the stage lights sweep the ceiling.

Marlow Maritime Museum

Museo Marítimo de Marlow

Ship models, charts and a brass ship's bell you may ring once.

Ropewalk Gardens

Jardines del Cordelero

Long lawns where the rope-makers once walked; fun run every first Sunday.

Point Lighthouse

Faro de la Punta

Red-banded lighthouse on the western point; the lamp turns at dusk.

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