Straight Line Mission to Centre of GB to FIX Googles PROBLEM

Great Britain is misrepresented on Google Maps with a single picture of a rock in a field. We need to change that with a good old cup of tea. We took inspiration from GeoWizard and had our first attempt at a straight line mission to make things interesting for us! ‪@GeoWizard‬
Centre of Great Britain - www.google.com/maps/place/The...
Gravitional Method for finding the centre of GB - www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog...

[@jackasnacks]

Love reading the reviews people are leaving on Google Maps about the location! Would love to try get as many 5 star reviews there as possible so help out by leaving a review! Bonus point for funny reviews :D www.google.com/maps/place/The+Centre+of+Great+Britain/@54.0037459,-2.7149628,11z/data=!4m10!1m2!2m1!1scentre+of+great+britain!3m6!1s0x487b7f9d395be785:0xe6a9aa8449911a71!8m2!3d54.0037459!4d-2.5501679!15sChdjZW50cmUgb2YgZ3JlYXQgYnJpdGFpbpIBE2hpc3RvcmljYWxfbGFuZG1hcmvgAQA!16s%2Fg%2F11ssd9rm44?entry=ttu

[@TruthAndFreedom.]

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[@KevIsOffGrid]

link doesn't work for me, laptop or phone....

[@JasonKenway]

Link has no point of reference

[@operationjester3348]

Lightened my heart watching this. You two have a lot of fun together. As a fellow Yorkshire Dales missioner, I can attest to the difficulty of off-trail walking too. Moorland is really uneven, spongy & wet. It proper saps your energy!

[@SnookerFanZone]

I hope you took the opportunity to say "not only are you in the centre of Great Britain, but you're the centre of my Universe". Beautiful memories together, thank you!

[@mariemccann5895]

It's incredible to think that you may well be the first human to walk on some of that land you crossed.

[@mariemccann5895]

Incredible how what looked like a field is actually such an obstacle course when you get up close to it!

[@jackasnacks]

We had to come back the same way and we were absolutely broken!

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

I thought for sure that cup was going with a bang. It is so nice to see you and Em out there making such a unique video, too. But you know what will happen now, we will all have to follow! I haven't laughed so much in ages. It was brilliant. I'm off to leave my review on Google. Hopefully, we get to see you both out on another adventure soon. Thanks for sharing ❤.

[@jackasnacks]

Hey Chris! Good to see you here again after my almost 6 months missing in action haha. Yeah i need to see Chris Bentley at the centre of GB next!

[@marsupialdungbucket]

Great to see you back. 👍 I've lived in 3 places that claim to be virtually the centre of the UK/England. Glad to see yet another definition.

[@jackasnacks]

Yeah I had a few to pick from 😂

[@ozabid]

Love the straight line mission. Tom "Geowizard" would be proud!

[@jackasnacks]

Tom is a legend, watched 100s of hours of his content. Big inspiration of mine for creating content! Thanks for checking the video out oza!

[@deepwoodguy2]

That was a fantastic stone wall at the beginning........like a miniature Hadian's Wall...here in the USA, our stone walls are not as high and are more rounded.........I have watched a few straight line missions on utube...so great job..thanks🐻🐻

[@jackasnacks]

Thanks deepwood! Yeah the stone walls in England are fairly robust. Its the fences we don't do very well half of them fall over when you jump them haha

[@deepwoodguy2]

😉😉@@jackasnacks

[@magnusbruce4051]

There are loads of dry stone walls in Northern England, some of them are amazingly built on some extreme inclines. They obviously serve the purpose of keeping animals enclosed and marking boundaries, but they are also a by-product of removing stones from fields. I heard somewhere that in the 19th century, a government employment program was basically to take people to the fells and have them build dry stone walls. I've not done any research to validate this so I don't know for sure if it's true. Considering the only thing holding them together is friction (no cement/mortar at all) they are very resilient and can last a few hundred years, although sometimes sections need to be rebuilt every now and then. There are various regional styles of construction, too, so someone who knows their stuff could tell you where a wall is just by looking at it. Well, strictly speaking I guess they could tell you where the person who built it was from.

[@deepwoodguy2]

thank you...very interesting facts@@magnusbruce4051

[@davidberlanny3308]

Well done the pair of you!! A great idea. Falling down bogs reminded me of navigating Dartmoor. Just as well you had Em there to help you up that slope. It must have been dark by the time you got off the moor. I've left you a google review, my first one ever!! Thoroughly enjoyed watching, all the best!!

[@theafro]

Tom would approve, he usually forgets something or overlooks some nasty piece of terrain, but still gets there in the end. disappointingly few quad-bikes on this one though.

[@breakerwave31]

Awesome stuff right there dude. Thank you for taking the time to share it. Rock on!

[@thewhofan8020]

I haven't finished the video yet but already looked on Google maps. That's the best photo, much better than a rock. Gave it a like. 👍

[@jackasnacks]

hahaha cheers mate! glad youre still kicking about good to see you dude :) thanks for being here as always

[@Ijazaslam1998]

The RuneScape background music 🤍

[@TravisFPV]

This is the most British video I've ever watched. I'm still not seeing your picture (or that pinned location for that matter) when I google "the center of Great Britain"

[@JasonKenway]

Great vid. A feature on Google maps is you can download an area when you have signal and it stays on your phone for 30 days. Use it all the time in poor signal areas.

[@tobinstage6715]

Good effort, the passage from wainright stuck a cord. Have you seen those things though that they have in George Fisher? Maps I think they call them. Really good, work without any data plan and if you mix it with a magnetic field pointing device you can find your way with no need for a battery :)

[@DadgeCity]

Why did YT take 4 months to recommend this to me? This is great.

[@eudaenomic]

Great to see you both ... again ... finally. I'd like to buy you (both) a coffee or tea, but I didn't find that option on your post. One of the key points of your vids, the unseen and the beauty of it.

[@jackasnacks]

Love the gesture mate and i would accept a brew in person! But the reality is i don't want to accept money directly from people. I will take it off Google Ad revenue tho :D If youre feeling in the giving mood though pass that on to someone who needs it :) were the lucky ones really!

[@denisecabe1613]

Way cool video and beautiful there , laughing 😃 right along with you Jack and Emm on your guys miss haps 😊. Good to see you both again , I really enjoyed going along on your guys journey and can't wait to see the next video. Thanks for sharing Jack.

[@jackasnacks]

Thanks Denise! Nice to see familiar names after i disappeared for 6 months haha means a lot!

[@sifromearth]

Great video as usual guys. Love the laughs you have along the way as it makes for brilliant watching. Looking forward to the next adventure - stay safe :-)

[@jackasnacks]

cheers si! glad you enjoyed it mate!

[@markpalmer9844]

So inspiring! Thank you!!

[@emmanelles8537]

I put lip balm on in the centre of Britain 🇬🇧

[@MrHistorian123]

That part of the Forest of Bowland is one of the UK's hidden treasures. Hardly anyone goes there. I've never seen that waterfall on the Brennand River. I have to say that Em has to have an amazing sense of humour going on expeditions with a madman like you.

[@ourdaysout112]

just came across your videos as i get into the world of hiking, must say love the content, im gonna try filming myself but i hate the camera stuff lol

[@TerrenceCallahan]

Hell yeah dude this is awesome!!

[@tobinstage6715]

Freaky , was commenting to one of the guys today about the picture on his laptop of what I thoguth was Malham cove, and how you should visit it.. Just a stones throw away from where you were!!!

[@bigdave6246]

Another great and fun video Thanks

[@thewhofan8020]

The stone photo on Google maps has gone! Looks like it was scared off by the might that is the great Yorkshire Tea.

[@jackasnacks]

haha so it has! i consider this a victory! :D

[@kissthesky40]

smash a bag of sweets. indeed! Cheers & thanks. Well done.

[@jackasnacks]

Thanks kiss! Good to see you mate

[@wildcamping1502]

Loved the video fun and real adventure, you and Emm are Boss, a proper Brew at the End to, British through and through

[@micah06v8]

Literally just this morning I was thinking it had been awhile since I had seen a video from you. And lo and behold here you are! 😁 I really hope you guys had permission to be on that land because videoing yourself going by a sign that says "private" and then posting it to KZbin can be kind of silly if you don't. Hope you and Em have some amazing adventures in 2024!

[@jackasnacks]

Good to be back Micah and thanks for stopping by again! Nah no permission to be there but the UK is a bit odd with this stuff. The area surrounding the centre is actually covered by the right to roam so for the most part we're all good. There was a few fields that were farmers land but we would of left if asked to! All good tho :)

[@micah06v8]

@@jackasnacks Ahhh ok! I knew there was free access like that in Scotland, but I didn't know it existed in the UK. Thank you for clarifying!

[@jpronan8757]

Let's be real here a proper cuppa tea is the centre of Great Britain 🇬🇧

[@werelemur1138]

That video was so much fun to watch but I can safely say that is NOT a destination for my next trip to your lovely island.

[@jackasnacks]

Honestly wouldn't recommend it haha! Bit of a nightmare to get to!

[@bevis71]

Proper UK Frodo ;) Instead of going to Mount Doom to drop a ring into volcano - goes to the centre of Britain to drop a tea bag in the cup. Bouth hot so it counts. I bet the first sip was like a lava! =)

[@jackasnacks]

hahahaha yes! we felt like we had been to mordor when we got back. so many bruises!

[@Menn0knight]

Jack a Snacks, runescape player confirmed?

[@jackasnacks]

You never quit :)

[@Menn0knight]

@@jackasnacks I'll trim your armor for free, meet me at Bandit Camp, W350 ;P

[@IAmTheOnlyMrDaryl]

Great idea for a vid

[@T77489]

Watch those bogs as if you go into a deep one it can be very hard to get out

[@MrOVERANOUT]

Not sure about the end result. Did you leave the Union Flag mug at the centre point in lieu of that unfound rock? I guess the return would have made an even better video than the outward journey. Where next, the North Pole? Remember not to follow magnetic north. Oh, and take a pan to boil a brew. Em is one tough cookie. ❤

[@suzettecox1462]

As Promised ❤❤❤

[@suzettecox1462]

Sad rock 😢did you get a selfie with sad rock?

[@Lenny101]

i found the location but nothing appears on google maps for me

[@Windowgemz]

That was a laugh Jack...you could make it easy for future viewers if you put a link to the Google maps location.

[@jackasnacks]

very good shout i will do that now cheers!

[@philmoore71]

in google search your photo was in a side bar, but not in images now to walk to the centre of... Australia

[@jefflaufer3205]

Do you still need a couple of Skittles to get Em over the rough patches? I wouldn't think so. She's a real trooper.

[@joshlang6442]

Dunsop Bridge?

[@KevIsOffGrid]

Worst SLM ever :D .... good adventuring though, you should have a go at a proper straight line (platinum), they are great fun and have a unique way to traverse countryside.

[@compostjohn]

Could you not have sent the drone up to see if you could spot the stone?

[@jackasnacks]

The issue i had with the drone was the wind but also i couldnt find the bit of clear land that didnt have heather everywhere. The picture with the rock seems to be a small clearing so im not sure if that rock is just covered in heather now?

[@ianlinwood785]

How did you get out of there safely, with the sun going down?

[@emmanelles8537]

Surprisingly stayed light until the last 10 minutes or so of us being there and by then it was mostly straight field walking!

[@mobilfone2234]

good to see you back 😂❤

[@jackasnacks]

Glad to be back!

[@micah06v8]

I can confirm that from the United States it now shows 2 pictures. The poor sad rock and you drinking your cup of tea. Too bad you guys can't spell the word Center, not sure how anybody will ever find it that way! 😝😝🤣

[@jackasnacks]

Tomato/Tomatoe? :D

[@ianlinwood785]

You'll be shocked to find that in England, they speak English! Still trying to get my head 'round it. (A Scotsman)

[@r2dadizubz]

First

[@cityzens634]

She’s lovely is she your girlfriend?

[@ReichDerDornen]

Not sure if you are 16 years old or rather 55

[@az55544]

girlfriend. just wear your backpack properly. you are actually out backpacking. with a backpack. rucksack. whatever you want to call it.

[@GodAtum]

is she yr gf or mother?

[@emmanelles8537]

Mother

[@perfectleveladventurefishi619]

great work