Google Maps now has Hobbit maps.

That subject line sounds a lot better for Lord of the Ring geeks than it actually is.

That's because Google's maps of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth aren't a deep, expansive view you might expect from those that brought us Street View, but instead a cross-promotion between Google and the variety of movie studios overseeing the film production--where the maps lazily examine the topography where Hobbits mingle while strangely, yet routinely, encouraging you to download Google Chrome to gain the full mapping/movie hustling experience if you dare use a different browser.

So if you're really desperate to get a satellite-like view of the Misty Mountains that looks just like the Appalachians, don't anger the Google machine.