Find a random address in the general vicinity of the United States

random_address.rb

require "geocoder"
require "awesome_print"

NORTH = 49.3457868
WEST = -124.7844079
EAST = -66.9513812
SOUTH =  24.7433195

def random_lat_long
  { :long => rand * (EAST - WEST) + WEST, :lat => rand * (NORTH - SOUTH) + SOUTH }
end

lat_long = random_lat_long

while (address = Geocoder.search("#{lat_long[:lat]},#{lat_long[:long]}")).empty?
  lat_long = random_lat_long
  ap "Couldn't find an address. Waiting a second and trying again.", :color => { :string => :red }
  sleep(1) # If we didn't find an address, wait a second and try again.
end

ap "Lat, Long:", :color => { :string => :greenish }
ap "#{lat_long[:lat]}, #{lat_long[:long]}", :color => { :string => :green }
ap "Address:", :color => { :string => :greenish }
ap address.first.formatted_address, :color => { :string => :green }