A framed long distance star map styled in a homeLong Distance Star Map
★★★★★4.86 reviewsA long distance relationship star map of the night you met, or a matching pair for two cities.
Free to design and preview. No account needed.
- The real sky for your exact date, time and place
- 12 designs, your title and words, optional photo
- Live preview of every change before you pay
- 300 DPI PNG + PDF in 12×16, 18×24 and 24×36 in
What’s included
Digital download ($25): a PNG and a print-ready PDF at 300 DPI in all three sizes, 12×16, 18×24 and 24×36 in, sent by email within minutes. Print it at home, at a local shop, or online. Personal-use licence.
Framed print ($69 / $109 / $179): your map printed at 300 DPI on semi-gloss paper, in a black wood frame with an acrylic front, ready to hang. Shipping included.
Photo add-on ($19): place your own photo inside the circle or heart on the map.
How it works
- Press “Personalize now” and choose the date, time and place of your moment.
- Pick a design, write your title and words, and watch the map update live.
- Download a free preview, or buy the files or a framed print. No account needed.
Shipping & returns
Digital files: in your inbox within minutes.
Framed prints: Printed to order and shipped free to the US and 40+ countries — usually delivered within 7–12 business days, and we email you tracking the moment it ships.
14-day money-back guarantee, from purchase for digital files and from delivery for framed prints. A print that arrives damaged is reprinted and reshipped free. Refund policy.
Free shipping to the US and 40+ countries. Local import duties may apply outside the US.
Long Distance Star Map for Two Cities, One Sky
A long distance relationship runs on the small evidence that the other person is still out there. A long distance star map is a piece of that evidence you can hang on the wall: the sky above the night you met, the last night before the airport, or the same evening seen from both cities, each star drawn from a real astronomical catalog. Made as a matching pair, one map hangs in each home, and the two skies show the same date from two places. You design each free in the browser, see the finished map before you decide, and receive the files within minutes, or framed prints shipped to two addresses.
Why a star map for a long distance relationship
Distance makes gifts hard to hand over and easy to lose meaning in transit. A star map solves both. The digital file arrives in the other person's inbox within minutes, wherever they are, and a framed print ships directly to their door in the US and 40+ countries.
The matching pair is the version that suits distance best. Choose one date, the night you met or the last night together, and make two maps: one for each city, showing what was overhead at that moment in each place. The stars differ slightly, or a great deal if an ocean is involved, and the difference is the point. Two walls, two skies, one date.
Which moment to choose
- The night you met. The date before distance was part of the story. Use the place where it happened.
- The last night together. The evening before the flight, at the airport hotel or the kitchen table. Bittersweet, and often the map people keep longest.
- The same evening from both cities. Pick a date that matters, an anniversary or a birthday, and map it once from each home.
- The night of the next reunion. Some couples make the map in advance, for the date they are counting down to, and give it on arrival.
What to write on it
- Ana in Lisbon, Sam in Chicago / same sky, different city
- The night before the airport / Toronto, 2 January 2026
- 4,183 miles / and the same stars
- Until March / when the sky will be the same again
- Counting down / under this sky, from here and from there
Which design fits
- Duotone renders the sky in two soft tones and looks best as a matching pair, since the restraint keeps two maps side by side from competing.
- Navy is a deep ink sky with clean white type and suits a pair made for two very different homes.
- Navy disc places the sky in a circle on deep navy, which makes the two-city difference easy to read when the maps are photographed together.
Sizes and prices
The digital map costs $25 and includes a PNG and a print-ready PDF at 300 DPI, sized for 12x16, 18x24 and 24x36 inch frames. Files arrive by email within minutes, which is how most long distance maps travel.
Framed prints are $69 for 12x16, $109 for 18x24 and $179 for 24x36, in a black wood frame with an acrylic front on semi-gloss paper. Shipping is free to the US and 40+ countries and usually takes 7 to 12 business days. Each print ships to the address you choose, so a pair can go to two homes.
You can add a photo for $19. Every order is covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee, from purchase for digital files and from delivery for framed prints.
What customers say
All 6 reviews- ★★★★★
Beautiful on my wall
Bought one just for myself — the sky on my 30th. The detail is incredible and it looks fantastic framed.
Lena M., Toronto, CA · Verified buyer
- ★★★★★
A quiet, lovely keepsake
A map of my father’s birthday sky. Understated and dignified — exactly what I hoped for. Thank you.
Robert K., Portland, OR · Verified buyer
- ★★★★★
On our wedding wall
We used the sky from our wedding night. It matches our decor perfectly and guests always ask about it.
Sofia & James, Dublin, IE · Verified buyer
Questions about the long distance star map
Is the sky on the map accurate for each city?
Yes. Each map is computed from a published star catalog for the date, time and coordinates you enter, precise to the minute, for any date from 1900 to 2100. Two maps for the same date in different cities show genuinely different skies, because the Earth's rotation and each city's latitude change what is overhead.
Can I ship one map to each of us?
Yes. Each framed print is a separate order with its own shipping address, so one can go to each home. Digital files are emailed to the address you enter, and you can forward them. Shipping is free to the US and 40+ countries; check the list at checkout for the second address.
It is our anniversary tomorrow and we are in different countries. Is that a problem?
No. The digital map arrives by email within minutes, so design it tonight and send the file, or have it in your inbox for the video call. The framed print takes 7 to 12 business days, so order it to arrive as a follow-up.
How does the matching pair work with time zones?
Choose one moment, for example 10 pm on the night you met in your city, and the designer applies the correct local time zone to each location. The second map shows what was overhead in the other city at that same instant, which may have been afternoon there. Both are true skies.
Which date should we choose if we met online?
The first night you met in person is the usual choice, using the city where it happened, because it has a real time and a real place. Some couples use the date of the first video call, mapped from each home, which suits the matching pair well. Either produces a true sky; pick the one you tell people.
Can I add a photo?
Yes. For $19 you can place a photo on the map, and the designer shows how it sits beside the sky before you decide. A photo from the last visit sits well beside the sky from that night, and the same photo on both maps of a matching pair ties them together.
Will the two maps look identical?
No, and that is the appeal. The date and words can match, but the star field and the coordinates differ because the locations do. Hung side by side or photographed together, the two maps show the same night from two places.
Can I see the map before I buy?
Yes. The designer shows the complete map as you build it, with the date, place, words and design applied, and every change appears at once. Make the second map the same way and compare the two skies before ordering. There is nothing to pay until you are satisfied with both.
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