[dylan604]

Is there a way to make Goog's turn-by-turn to not be street name based but instead give directions like old timers did using landmark navigation?

At the old farm house, turn left. After going aways down the road, turn right at by the building with the white archways. Take the next left when you get to the statue of the first mayor.

[marssaxman]

For full flavor, you'd have to include references to landmarks which no longer exist: "if you pass the vacant lot where the old drugstore used to be, turn around, because you've gone too far."

[kqr]

And weird, highly local code names like "Take the chicken leg and then turn left".

[iggldiggl]

A bit like https://xkcd.com/461/, you mean?