When they implemented 911 addresses here they got a few of the smaller roads a little screwed up.
Mapquest and Google maps can't find my house. One puts it 4 miles north and the other puts it 3 miles west.
The old street address will find it on either one. On the rare occasion they get called local EMS gets it wrong about half the time unless one of the home town crew is on duty.
Some mapping algorithms are better than others.
I don't live in the sticks. I live in a 'burb. We had a bad wind storm last year that damaged a lot of trees. I had already made arrangements for a tree company to clean up the damage at my place but they hadn't gotten to me yet. One Saturday morning I was in the garage when a ratty-looking older Ford pick-up roared into the driveway, and an equally ratty-looking guy got out. I was already at Condition Orange as I walked out and asked him if I could help him.
Ratty-lookin individual: "I'm here to cut your trees."
Me: "Who are you? I didn't call you and I have no idea what you're talking about."
RLI: "I'm ___ and you hired me to clear your tree damage."
Me: "I did not hire you, and I have no idea who you are or what you want. Who are you looking for?"
RLI: "I was told to come to 11 ____ Street."
Me: "Well, this isn't 11 ____ Street. In fact, this isn't ___ Street at all. You're about two miles from where you need to be."
RLI: "But my GPS says I'm at 11 ___ Street."
Me: "Take a good look at the number on the mailbox on your way out. Now ... leave. You're in the wrong place, and I have work to do."
FWIW, we have a long driveway. At the street, my wife's GPS says we live at our address. When her car is parked in front of the garage, it says we are at 11 ___ Street.
