Computers Cool images from google maps [Archive]

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 09:40 AM

interesting aerial imagery

Dell City, Texas (irrigation anyone?)
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=crosby,+TX&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=Qh7jSr_yEI_iMZ3EsbsB&ved=0CA4Q8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Crosby,+Harris,+Texas&ll=31.931477,-105.111694&spn=0.217946,0.576782&t=h&z=12

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 09:44 AM

Sun City, Arizona

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=sun+city,+AZ&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=YyDjSruGIIvIMIXX-K0B&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Sun+City,+Maricopa,+Arizona&ll=33.617961,-112.284372&spn=0.013366,0.036049&t=h&z=16

Buehler445

10-24-2009, 09:45 AM

That's weak sauce. Western Kansas is that spread for miles and miles and miles. And no hills or anything. Just sprinklers.

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 09:46 AM

Goodyear Tire Proving Grounds near San Angelo, Texas

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=sun+city,+AZ&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=YyDjSruGIIvIMIXX-K0B&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA&t=h&hq=&hnear=Sun+City,+Maricopa,+Arizona&ll=31.62386,-100.325947&spn=0.054668,0.144196&z=14

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 09:51 AM

Bonneville Salt Flats / Great Salt Lake, Utah

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=great+salt+lake,+UT&sll=40.851216,-113.329468&sspn=1.553991,4.614258&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Great+Salt+Lake&ll=40.797177,-113.175659&spn=1.555257,4.614258&t=h&z=9

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 09:52 AM

That's weak sauce. Western Kansas is that spread for miles and miles and miles. And no hills or anything. Just sprinklers.

True, but Dell City, Texas is in the high desert.

Buehler445

10-24-2009, 09:52 AM

True, but Dell City, Texas is in the high desert.

Most would argue Western Kansas is too :D

OK. Done being a smartass.

burt

10-24-2009, 09:54 AM

Most would argue Western Kansas is too :D

OK. Done being a smartass.

yeah......right........

nstygma

10-24-2009, 09:56 AM

Olympus Mons, Mars

http://www.google.com/mars/#lat=18.093644&lon=-132.967529&zoom=7&q=mountains

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 09:58 AM

Meteor Crater, Arizona

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=arizona&sll=31.62386,-100.325947&sspn=0.054668,0.111494&gl=us&g=Sun+City,+Maricopa,+Arizona&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Arizona&ll=35.023952,-111.030493&spn=0.052575,0.144196&t=h&z=14

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 10:01 AM

The center of the known universe

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kansas+city&sll=35.023952,-111.030493&sspn=0.052575,0.111494&gl=us&g=Arizona&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Kansas+City,+Jackson,+Missouri&ll=39.049419,-94.482164&spn=0.012465,0.036049&t=h&z=16

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 10:03 AM

Oil Fields of west Texas

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=united+states&sll=39.049419,-94.482164&sspn=0.012465,0.036049&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=United+States&ll=31.666239,-103.020859&spn=0.218572,0.576782&t=h&z=12

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 10:18 AM

Fenway Park / Boston

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=boston,+MA&sll=42.346242,-71.097277&sspn=0.002867,0.009012&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Boston,+Suffolk,+Massachusetts&ll=42.346175,-71.091907&spn=0.011863,0.036049&t=k&z=16

Bugeater

10-24-2009, 10:19 AM

Airplane graveyard, Tuscon AZ

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=tuscon+az&sll=31.666239,-103.020859&sspn=0.13237,0.21801&gl=us&g=United+States&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Tucson,+Pima,+Arizona&ll=32.15565,-110.831859&spn=0.008229,0.013626&t=h&z=16

allen_kcCard

10-24-2009, 10:23 AM

Airplane graveyard, Tuscon AZ

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=tuscon+az&sll=31.666239,-103.020859&sspn=0.13237,0.21801&gl=us&g=United+States&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Tucson,+Pima,+Arizona&ll=32.15565,-110.831859&spn=0.008229,0.013626&t=h&z=16

Holy crap, now that one was cool.

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 10:26 AM

National Mall

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.872553,-77.00739&num=1&t=k&sll=38.873327,-77.009321&sspn=0.006039,0.018024&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1498-1400+Half+St+SE,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia,+20003&ll=38.889329,-77.03373&spn=0.024986,0.072098&z=15

Bugeater

10-24-2009, 10:31 AM

Swastika Building near San Diego.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=coronado+ca&sll=45.123543,-123.114048&sspn=0.001715,0.003406&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Coronado,+San+Diego,+California&ll=32.676115,-117.157801&spn=0.002045,0.003406&t=h&z=18

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 10:38 AM

Miami vs. The Everglades

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=new+york+city,+NY&sll=33.402785,-101.608429&sspn=0.828875,1.783905&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=New+York&ll=25.799273,-80.395203&spn=0.462415,1.153564&t=k&z=11

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 10:40 AM

Ajo, Arizona

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=arizona&sll=32.676115,-117.157801&sspn=0.003378,0.006968&gl=us&g=Coronado,+San+Diego,+California&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Arizona&ll=32.370465,-112.857056&spn=0.054225,0.144196&t=h&z=14

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 10:45 AM

Niagara Falls

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=niagara,+NY&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.576045,114.169922&ie=UTF8&cd=1&hq=&hnear=Niagara,+New+York&ll=43.079546,-79.070578&spn=0.046893,0.144196&t=k&z=14

luv

10-24-2009, 10:45 AM

Google needs an update. Right now, I apparently live in the middle of a dirt field. These apartments have been here for at least a year and a half now.

Bugeater

10-24-2009, 10:49 AM

Abandoned city near the ill-fated Chernobyl Nuclear Plant.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=homyel+ukraine&sll=51.500836,24.200134&sspn=0.096815,0.21801&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Gomel,+Belarus&ll=51.384852,30.105286&spn=0.024265,0.054502&t=h&z=14

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 10:51 AM

Ayers Rock Australia

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ayers+rock,+australia&sll=25.799273,-80.395203&sspn=0.462415,0.891953&gl=us&g=New+York&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Uluru+NT,+Australia&ll=-25.346896,131.035566&spn=0.058021,0.144196&t=k&z=14

Delano

10-24-2009, 10:59 AM

Google needs an update. Right now, I apparently live in the middle of a dirt field. These apartments have been here for at least a year and a half now.

Same for my condo and half of this development.

Give Bing maps a try - use the bird's eye view. I'm not sure why, but newer houses show up in the bird's eye view when they aren't in the satellite imagery. Plus, the bird's eye view is just kind of fun.
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Bwana

10-24-2009, 10:59 AM

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=united+states&sll=39.049419,-94.482164&sspn=0.012465,0.036049&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=United+States&ll=31.666239,-103.020859&spn=0.218572,0.576782&t=h&z=12

That's kind of cool.

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 11:02 AM

17th Hole at Sawgrass

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=sawgrass,+ponte+vedra,+fl&sll=42.346175,-71.091907&sspn=0.011863,0.027874&g=Boston,+Suffolk,+Massachusetts&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Sawgrass,+St.+Johns,+Florida&ll=30.194436,-81.391064&spn=0.003468,0.009012&t=h&z=18

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 11:05 AM

Fort Knox

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=fort+knox,+Kentucky&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.576045,114.169922&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Fort+Knox,+Hardin,+Kentucky&ll=37.883152,-85.964831&spn=0.006334,0.018024&t=k&z=17

Bugeater

10-24-2009, 11:12 AM

Google needs an update. Right now, I apparently live in the middle of a dirt field. These apartments have been here for at least a year and a half now.
Yep, most of the imagery in my area is 2004-ish.

Bugeater

10-24-2009, 11:13 AM

Fort Knox

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=fort+knox,+Kentucky&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.576045,114.169922&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Fort+Knox,+Hardin,+Kentucky&ll=37.883152,-85.964831&spn=0.006334,0.018024&t=k&z=17

There's no gold there anymore! (off to DC)

orange

10-24-2009, 11:23 AM

Mt. Fuji

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.409759,138.704796&num=1&t=k&sll=35.355176,138.743935&sspn=0.185645,0.301781&gl=us&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Narusawa+Village,+Minamitsuru+District,+Yamanashi+Prefecture,+Japan&ll=35.355176,138.743935&spn=0.192645,0.301781&z=12

orange

10-24-2009, 11:27 AM

Dover Cliffs

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=51.131646,1.263256&num=1&t=k&sll=51.135309,1.326771&sspn=0.074108,0.15089&gl=us&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hougham+Without,+Kent,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.135309,1.326771&spn=0.074108,0.15089&z=13

orange

10-24-2009, 11:34 AM

The Vatican

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=vatican+city&sll=49.360464,-0.841141&sspn=0.307681,0.603561&gl=us&g=49.290202,-0.909119&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Vatican+City&ll=41.903155,12.460556&spn=0.010988,0.018861&t=k&z=16

orange

10-24-2009, 11:37 AM

Victoria Falls

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=victoria+falls&sll=39.810118,-77.221527&sspn=0.090723,0.15089&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=Victoria+Falls+National+Park&hnear=Victoria+Falls+National+Park,+A8,+Zimbabwe&ll=-17.919779,25.855465&spn=0.054145,0.075445&t=k&z=14

orange

10-24-2009, 11:41 AM

Some big cat.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=29.975401,31.138982&num=1&t=k&sll=29.975216,31.138011&sspn=0.001599,0.002358&gl=us&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Abo+Ghabosh,+Egypt&ll=29.975225,31.137735&spn=0.001599,0.002358&z=19

orange

10-24-2009, 11:45 AM

The Parthenon.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.971732,23.731692&num=1&t=k&sll=37.973799,23.726625&sspn=0.026398,0.038418&gl=us&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=%CE%94%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%B4%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%85+28,+Athens+10558,+Athens,+Greece&ll=37.971377,23.727669&spn=0.005819,0.009431&z=17

Bugeater

10-24-2009, 11:51 AM

Stonehenge

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=amesbury+england&sll=51.176007,-1.798496&sspn=5.841683,13.952637&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Amesbury,+Salisbury,+Wiltshire,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.178872,-1.826174&spn=0.000755,0.001703&t=k&z=19

Bugeater

10-24-2009, 11:51 AM

Carhenge

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=alliance+ne&sll=42.142123,-102.858746&sspn=0.228601,0.43602&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Alliance,+Box+Butte,+Nebraska&ll=42.142242,-102.858167&spn=0.001786,0.003406&t=k&z=18

orange

10-24-2009, 11:51 AM

Forbidden City, Beijing.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.911777,116.398451&num=1&t=k&sll=39.916073,116.393559&sspn=0.011323,0.018861&gl=us&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=&ll=39.916501,116.393559&spn=0.011323,0.018861&z=16

orange

10-24-2009, 11:56 AM

Erie Canal.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.062053,-76.641998&num=1&t=k&sll=43.07196,-76.659379&sspn=0.021568,0.037723&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=&ll=43.07196,-76.659379&spn=0.021568,0.037723&z=15

orange

10-24-2009, 12:01 PM

NORAD.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.739624,-104.835813&num=1&t=k&sll=38.74433,-104.846687&sspn=0.020886,0.038418&gl=us&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Norad+Rd,+Colorado+Springs,+El+Paso,+Colorado+80906&ll=38.744779,-104.843967&spn=0.005757,0.009431&z=17

orange

10-24-2009, 12:25 PM

Some camels.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=15.298642,19.429592&num=1&t=k&sll=15.298684,19.429651&sspn=0.000111,0.000147&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=&ll=15.298508,19.429634&spn=0.000445,0.000589&z=21

Bugeater

10-24-2009, 12:31 PM

Some camels.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=15.298642,19.429592&num=1&t=k&sll=15.298684,19.429651&sspn=0.000111,0.000147&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=&ll=15.298508,19.429634&spn=0.000445,0.000589&z=21
Eh, something is funny about that one.

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 12:46 PM

Dealy Plaza (JFK Assassination site)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=dallas+,+TX&sll=43.07196,-76.659379&sspn=0.256313,0.617294&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Dallas,+Texas&ll=32.778985,-96.808369&spn=0.002305,0.006866&t=k&z=18&iwloc=A

orange

10-24-2009, 12:48 PM

Eh, something is funny about that one.

That's an example of super-zooming. You have to type in the zoom value in the url. The slider won't go in that close.

And there are few places you can actually zoom in that close.

That's not some random image, it's a famous watering hole in Chad.

allen_kcCard

10-24-2009, 12:58 PM

Here is another super zoom location.

Satellite - Australian for close enough to see who is wearing a bikini

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=-33.89078272871171+151.28221068531275&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=22&ll=-33.890784,151.28221&spn=0.001768,0.00339&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr

orange

10-24-2009, 01:09 PM

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rio+de+janeiro+christ+the+redeemer&sll=-22.903539,-43.209587&sspn=0.435167,0.603561&ie=UTF8&t=k&hq=&hnear=Christ+the+Redeemer+-+Rio+-+RJ,+Brazil&ll=-22.952777,-43.209601&spn=0.003399,0.004715&z=18

Chief Chief

10-24-2009, 01:32 PM

Sun City, Arizona

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=sun+city,+AZ&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=YyDjSruGIIvIMIXX-K0B&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Sun+City,+Maricopa,+Arizona&ll=33.617961,-112.284372&spn=0.013366,0.036049&t=h&z=16

Looks like them damn mysterious alien-created crop circles!!

nstygma

10-24-2009, 02:53 PM

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rio+de+janeiro+christ+the+redeemer&sll=-22.903539,-43.209587&sspn=0.435167,0.603561&ie=UTF8&t=k&hq=&hnear=Christ+the+Redeemer+-+Rio+-+RJ,+Brazil&ll=-22.952777,-43.209601&spn=0.003399,0.004715&z=18i've been there, and also sugarloaf: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rio+de+janeiro+******+the+redeemer&sll=-22.903539,-43.209587&sspn=0.435167,0.603561&ie=UTF8&t=k&hq=&hnear=Christ+the+Redeemer+-+Rio+-+RJ,+Brazil&ll=-22.950011,-43.155102&spn=0.002919,0.004823&z=18

and here you have copacabana beach on the right and on the left, ipanema beach
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rio+de+janeiro+******+the+redeemer&sll=-22.903539,-43.209587&sspn=0.435167,0.603561&ie=UTF8&t=k&hq=&hnear=Christ+the+Redeemer+-+Rio+-+RJ,+Brazil&ll=-22.984906,-43.192019&spn=0.023349,0.038581&z=15

Bugeater

10-24-2009, 03:06 PM

That's an example of super-zooming. You have to type in the zoom value in the url. The slider won't go in that close.

And there are few places you can actually zoom in that close.

That's not some random image, it's a famous watering hole in Chad.
Not buyin' it. As you zoom out you can clearly see that image was placed there.

allen_kcCard

10-24-2009, 03:10 PM

I think it is just because it is the middle of nowhere for the most part, and the shots around it aren't nearly as close...so you have to zoom out quite a ways to get to a point where things fit.

Kind of like when you see some pics of an area where there is snow, and then as you zoom out you get to a point where BOOM, no more snow and everything is green...you just get to a point where the landscape comes together in one image instead of the focus on one thing in the area.

nstygma

10-24-2009, 03:11 PM

they purposely did a high-res sat photo of that one single spot for whatever reason

BWillie

10-24-2009, 03:13 PM

Bing's aerial and bird views are usually better quality

burt

10-24-2009, 03:14 PM

Iguazu falls Brazil

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=crosby,+TX&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=Qh7jSr_yEI_iMZ3EsbsB&ved=0CA4Q8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Crosby,+Harris,+Texas&ll=31.931477,-105.111694&spn=0.217946,0.576782&t=h&z=12

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=crosby,+TX&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=Qh7jSr_yEI_iMZ3EsbsB&ved=0CA4Q8gEwAA&hq=&hnear=Crosby,+Harris,+Texas&ll=31.931477,-105.111694&spn=0.217946,0.576782&t=h&z=12

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 03:15 PM

how heavily does west Texas rely on irrigation?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=plainview,+TX&sll=31.931477,-105.111694&sspn=0.148891,0.308647&gl=us&g=Crosby,+Harris,+Texas&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Plainview,+Hale,+Texas&ll=34.122605,-101.995697&spn=0.290468,0.878906&t=h&z=11

jAZ

10-24-2009, 03:17 PM

Area 51

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=area+51&sll=40.797177,-113.175659&sspn=0.864961,2.694397&gl=us&g=Great+Salt+Lake&ie=UTF8&hq=Area+51&hnear=Area+51,+Nevada&ll=37.242759,-115.811978&spn=0.000835,0.002631&t=h&z=19

nstygma

10-24-2009, 03:17 PM

Iguazu falls Brazilyour links are broken

here's a guy at that Chad watering hole looking at the camera
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jAZ

10-24-2009, 03:21 PM

Airplane graveyard, Tuscon AZ

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=tuscon+az&sll=31.666239,-103.020859&sspn=0.13237,0.21801&gl=us&g=United+States&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Tucson,+Pima,+Arizona&ll=32.15565,-110.831859&spn=0.008229,0.013626&t=h&z=16

Drive by that every day. Cool photo from above.

vailpass

10-24-2009, 03:22 PM

Looks like them damn mysterious alien-created crop circles!!

Yeah created by 90 year old men driving golf carts the wrong way down a one-way street. That place is crazy to drive through.

vailpass

10-24-2009, 03:25 PM

Quaker Oats factory Cedar Rapids, IA
Captain Crunch and other staples. On crunchberry baking night the area smells of win.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=quaker+oats+cedar+rapids,ia&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.426353,56.337891&ie=UTF8&hq=quaker+oats&hnear=Cedar+Rapids,+IA&ll=41.982511,-91.671338&spn=0.006795,0.013754&t=h&z=16

jAZ

10-24-2009, 03:25 PM

here's a guy at that Chad watering hole looking at the camera
<iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=15.298642,19.429592&sll=15.501657,19.13578&sspn=0.001528,0.0024 11&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=&t=k&ll=15.29854,19.429744&spn=0.000049,0.00005&z=23&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=15.298642,19.429592&sll=15.501657,19.13578&sspn=0.001528,0.00 2411&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=&t=k&ll=15.29854,19.429744&spn=0.000049,0.00005&z=23" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>

What's this?

jAZ

10-24-2009, 03:27 PM

Nevermimd.

burt

10-24-2009, 03:50 PM

your links are broken

Damn this interweb! If it wasn't broken, you would have been impressed...it is a very cool place.

Sorry Bugeater......

arrowheadnation

10-24-2009, 03:54 PM

Best events caught on Google Street view...

http://www.urlesque.com/2009/02/05/top-10-moments-caught-on-google-maps-street-view/

jAZ

10-24-2009, 05:09 PM

Damn this interweb! If it wasn't broken, you would have been impressed...it is a very cool place.

Sorry Bugeater......

Is this it?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Iguazu+falls+Brazil&sll=-25.857978,-54.550692&sspn=0.004045,0.010525&ie=UTF8&hq=falls+Brazil&hnear=Iguaz%C3%BA+-+Misiones,+Argentina&ll=-25.689472,-54.436333&spn=0.008586,0.02105&t=h&z=16

penchief

10-24-2009, 06:03 PM

Fenway Park / Boston

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=boston,+MA&sll=42.346242,-71.097277&sspn=0.002867,0.009012&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Boston,+Suffolk,+Massachusetts&ll=42.346175,-71.091907&spn=0.011863,0.036049&t=k&z=16

I love to travel and visit landmarks. Once I made the trip to Boston and made it a point to check out Fenway. I drove around it like three or four times all the while trying to pay attention to traffic. I was like, "man, it's supposed to be right here!"

I finally stopped at a gas station and asked where the hell Fenway was because the map says it right here. The attendant laughed at me, pointed and said, "it's one block that way."

Needless to say, Fenway is not all that impressive from the outside. It blends in with all the old buildings in that section of town. It was disguised as a warehouse or manufacturing plant.

carlos3652

10-24-2009, 06:22 PM

Damn this interweb! If it wasn't broken, you would have been impressed...it is a very cool place.

Sorry Bugeater......

Been there, best view is from the brazilian side as 2/3 of it is on the argentina side...

Love me some Argentina...:)

arrowheadnation

10-24-2009, 10:02 PM

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 10:47 PM

Hoover Dam

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=nevada&sll=41.980549,-91.669278&sspn=0.016302,0.038581&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Nevada&ll=36.014741,-114.740095&spn=0.017738,0.054932&t=k&z=15

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 10:53 PM

For you fans of the movie "Contact", the VLA Radio Telescopes

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=very+large+array+radio+telescope&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.547176,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=very+large+array+radio+telescope&hnear=&ll=34.077794,-107.620783&spn=0.009082,0.027466&t=h&z=16

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 11:00 PM

Arecibo Radio Telescope

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=18.344261,-66.750956&spn=0.020815,0.054932&z=15

arrowheadnation

10-24-2009, 11:01 PM

A corn maze in Iowa.

<img src=http://i38.tinypic.com/10z1hfr.jpg>

Pitt Gorilla

10-24-2009, 11:06 PM

I'll see your Rio and raise you:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Christ+of+The+Ozarks,+Arkansas+72632&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=42.03917,85.166016&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Christ+of+The+Ozarks,+Carroll,+Arkansas+72632&ll=36.408802,-93.7251&spn=0.002616,0.005198&t=h&z=18

arrowheadnation

10-24-2009, 11:14 PM

I always thought the Pyramids were in the middle of the desert. I could play 18 and go spelunking all within 10 minutes of each other.

<img src=http://i33.tinypic.com/2nhhitu.jpg>

arrowheadnation

10-24-2009, 11:22 PM

The birds' nest and the watercube. I thought I read somewhere that they're both going into ruin.

<img src=http://i37.tinypic.com/vh48zs.jpg>

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 11:27 PM

The birds' nest and the watercube. I thought I read somewhere that they're both going into ruin.

<img src=http://i37.tinypic.com/vh48zs.jpg>

where is this?

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 11:32 PM

Capulin Volcano, New Mexico

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=clayton,+NM&sll=9.313231,-79.787178&sspn=0.173125,0.439453&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Clayton,+Union,+New+Mexico&ll=36.781861,-103.969975&spn=0.017564,0.054932&t=k&z=15

arrowheadnation

10-24-2009, 11:33 PM

The Burj Al Arab in Dubai

<img src=http://i38.tinypic.com/1t7btj.jpg>

arrowheadnation

10-24-2009, 11:36 PM

The Palm Jumiera in Dubai....The "trunk" of the tree is luxury shopping centers.

<img src=http://i34.tinypic.com/5k0vsy.jpg>

LocoChiefsFan

10-24-2009, 11:42 PM

Here is another super zoom location.

Satellite - Australian for close enough to see who is wearing a bikini

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=-33.89078272871171+151.28221068531275&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=22&ll=-33.890784,151.28221&spn=0.001768,0.00339&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr

And who isn't. I'm pretty sure thats a clothing optional beach.

Archie F. Swin

10-24-2009, 11:43 PM

Bristol International Raceway (NASCAR), Tennessee

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=bristol,+TN&sll=39.138582,-95.388794&sspn=2.177065,7.03125&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bristol,+Sullivan,+Tennessee&ll=36.515517,-82.256817&spn=0.004406,0.013733&t=k&z=17

arrowheadnation

10-24-2009, 11:53 PM

where is this?

The site of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.

Archie F. Swin

10-25-2009, 12:13 AM

Dont know what this is in Beijing, but its pretty fricking cool

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=bus+station&fb=1&gl=us&ei=8-vjSrX3Kobk8Qb8trWIBw&ved=0CCIQtgMwAA&radius=0.73&sll=39.86144,116.37164&sspn=0.008417,0.027466&rq=1&ev=zo&hq=bus+station&hnear=&ll=39.863124,116.371822&spn=0.008005,0.027466&t=h&z=16

jAZ

10-25-2009, 11:54 PM

Circles:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%22Aravaipa+Canyon%22&ie=UTF8&hl=en&split=1&hq=%22Aravaipa+Canyon%22&hnear=&ll=32.431846,-109.916153&spn=0.12866,0.3368&t=h&z=12

jAZ

10-25-2009, 11:59 PM

Dont know what this is in Beijing, but its pretty fricking cool

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=bus+station&fb=1&gl=us&ei=8-vjSrX3Kobk8Qb8trWIBw&ved=0CCIQtgMwAA&radius=0.73&sll=39.86144,116.37164&sspn=0.008417,0.027466&rq=1&ev=zo&hq=bus+station&hnear=&ll=39.863124,116.371822&spn=0.008005,0.027466&t=h&z=16

If the search suggestions on the left are correct, it's a bus station.

TinyEvel

10-26-2009, 01:11 AM

Oil Fields of west Texas

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=united+states&sll=39.049419,-94.482164&sspn=0.012465,0.036049&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=United+States&ll=31.666239,-103.020859&spn=0.218572,0.576782&t=h&z=12

OMG! I used to fly L.A. to Dallas all the time for business and saw these "circuit board" designs form the plane. I never knew what they were. I even took pictures of them to show people. Now I know. Thanks!

Chief Pote

10-26-2009, 05:41 AM

The laughing stock of the sports world.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kansas+city&sll=35.023952,-111.030493&sspn=0.052575,0.111494&gl=us&g=Arizona&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Kansas+City,+Jackson,+Missouri&ll=39.049419,-94.482164&spn=0.012465,0.036049&t=h&z=16

FYP

cookster50

10-26-2009, 05:50 AM

your links are broken

here's a guy at that Chad watering hole looking at the camera
<iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=15.298642,19.429592&sll=15.501657,19.13578&sspn=0.001528,0.0024 11&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=&t=k&ll=15.29854,19.429744&spn=0.000049,0.00005&z=23&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=15.298642,19.429592&sll=15.501657,19.13578&sspn=0.001528,0.00 2411&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=&t=k&ll=15.29854,19.429744&spn=0.000049,0.00005&z=23" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>

It's Moses and the burning bush!!!

Archie F. Swin

11-29-2009, 07:09 PM

Chaco Canyon Ruins, New Mexico
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=farmington,+NM&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.547176,66.796875&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Farmington,+San+Juan,+New+Mexico&ll=36.060548,-107.961847&spn=0.002216,0.006866&t=k&z=18

Bugeater

11-29-2009, 07:21 PM

Ah, timely bump here, I have been meaning to dig this one up myself. It seems the imagery for New Orleans was taken shortly after Katrina went through, the devastation in the Lower Ninth Ward is incredible. Right here you can see this barge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ING_4727) that washed ashore in the flood.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=29.970429,-90.02275&spn=0.001053,0.001703&t=k&z=19

The street view for the area is more recent, it's pretty trippy too, just empty lot after empty lot.

GloryDayz

11-29-2009, 09:24 PM

Olympus Mons, Mars

http://www.google.com/mars/#lat=18.093644&lon=-132.967529&zoom=7&q=mountains

Cool!!! :clap:

Archie F. Swin

09-24-2010, 02:03 PM

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2610+Iowa+Park+Rd,+Wichita+Falls,+TX&sll=33.927816,-98.518744&sspn=0.001433,0.00284&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=2610+Iowa+Park+Rd,+Wichita+Falls,+Wichita,+Texas+76306&ll=34.369051,-98.407288&spn=0.023698,0.045447&t=k&z=15

naughty, naughty

Bugeater

09-24-2010, 02:11 PM

Burned out building in downtown Omaha

<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Omaha,+NE&sll=34.409176,-98.409262&sspn=0.032007,0.054502&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Omaha,+Douglas,+Nebraska&t=k&ll=41.253123,-95.928479&spn=0.000706,0.001143&z=19&iwloc=A&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Omaha,+NE&sll=34.409176,-98.409262&sspn=0.032007,0.054502&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Omaha,+Douglas,+Nebraska&t=k&ll=41.253123,-95.928479&spn=0.000706,0.001143&z=19&iwloc=A" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>

black angus

09-24-2010, 10:06 PM

Carhenge

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=alliance+ne&sll=42.142123,-102.858746&sspn=0.228601,0.43602&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Alliance,+Box+Butte,+Nebraska&ll=42.142242,-102.858167&spn=0.001786,0.003406&t=k&z=18

I stopped at Carhenge to stretch my legs and eat a sandwich. it's a long desolate drive north to south across western Neb.

black angus

09-24-2010, 10:08 PM

It's Moses and the burning bush!!!

i think it's Osama Bin Laden without his fake beard wearing a wig.