"the furthest point you can get away from a McDonald's in the contiguous US is in South Dakota, where you can be 107 miles away from the wonderment that is the McGriddle." - Benjamin Golub from Bookmarklet

Mmmmm, McGriddle... - Brian Chang

This is pathetic. I have three within 5 miles of my house. - Will Sloan

I think I have 2 within 5 miles. One is within walking distance and the other is the next city over. I'm sure there are others I've managed to ignore, since I don't eat there. - Anika

I think McDonald's on Manhattan island are like Starbucks there - you can see the next one from the front entrance of the one you're at. - Brian Chang

I remember once reading that McD's objective was that no American be more than 10 minutes away from an outlet. - Piaw Na

just thinking of McD's makes me want to puke... (sorry about the implied image there) - Harold

Alright. Now do this with Starbucks. - Louis Gray

Just a sec ... ok ... got sunglass on now ... proceed with Starbucks version ... - Tom Horn

That is so cool. - Brian Johns

According to aggdata.com, there's 12,275 McD's, but only 10,995 Starbucks. The clear winner in number of shops is Subway sandwiches, with a whopping 22,944 locations. If you consider all types of businesses instead of just foodservice, FedEx wins with 52,065 locations. - Otto

How are there that many Subways, yet we just got one within 3 miles of me earlier this year. - Anika

That's only in the USA, mind you, although Subway will soon pass McD's at most locations worldwide: http://www.yumsugar.com/5162960 - Otto