Celebrating Pi Day with PolicyMap

This year, Pi Day falls on a Saturday, so by federal mandate, we are observing it on this Friday. Pi Day, of course, on 3/14, is a celebration of the mathematical ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.

You want circles? PolicyMap has circles.

For starters, there are Radius Custom Regions. Want to make a report for a half mile diameter around an address? What better address that 1415 Pi Circle, Pasadena, Texas?

But that’s just ONE of the circle-related features on PolicyMap.

Okay, that’s the one circle-related feature on PolicyMap.

But we’ve got more to show you. Ever try to make a 12 mile radius around the city of New Castle, Delaware?

The northern arc of the circle creates the border between Delaware and Pennsylvania! Legend has it that the border was created by tying a 12-mile rope to a tree in New Castle, and running it up the Delaware River until it was taut. The outer end was then tied to a young Joe Biden, who ran counterclockwise until he reached Maryland. This accounts for the occasional meanderings of the border away from the mathematical 12-mile radius.

If you want actual information about the famous 12-Mile Circle, check here.

In the meantime, have a happy Pi Day, and go hug a math teacher.