Monday, April 25, 2005

From Space Update 2 (Google Maps)

Here are today's updates to my previous post, From Space... (part 2). They have been incorporated into the original post and are listed here to keep a timeline of the updates.

  • Bingham Canyon Mine - more info (Copperton, Utah)
  • Wrigley Field - more info (Chicago, Illinois)
  • Manicouagan Impact Crater - more info (Quebec)
  • Calgary Tower - more info (Calgary, Alberta)
  • Crater Lake - more info (Oregon)
  • Memphis Pyramid Arena - more info (Memphis, Tennessee)
  • Overlapping Seasons (Utah)
  • Overlapping Seasons (Illinois)
  • Nuclear Generating Station (San Ofre, California)
  • Nuclear Generating Station - USA’s first full-scale, privately financed nuclear power plant (Dresden, Illinois)
  • Nuclear Generating Station (Perry, Ohio)
  • Nuclear Generating Station - world’s first nuclear power plant (Arco, Idaho)
  • Davis-Besse Nuclear Generating Station - more info (Oak Harbor, Ohio)
  • Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station - more info (Wintersberg, Arizona)


  • Sunday, April 24, 2005

    From Space Update (Google Maps)

    Here are today's updates to my previous post, From Space... (part 2). They have been incorporated into the original post and are listed here to keep a timeline of the updates.

  • Gated Community- more info (Boynton Beach, Florida)
  • Windmill Cluster- more info (Mojave, California)
  • Whistler-Blackcomb- more info (Whistler, British Columbia)
  • GM Proving Grounds- more info (Mesa, Arizona)
  • Lion's Gate Bridge- more info (Vancouver, British Columbia)


  • Wednesday, April 20, 2005

    From Space... (part 2)

    After Google Maps was released I, along with thousands of other people, have found all kinds of interesting landmarks, geographical formations, oddities (the White House with a blank roof) and more. Google has made sightseeing an armchair activity!

    Here is a rather extensive list of some views from space. Feel free to add more via the comments link at the bottom or by e-mailing me at ewen dot blog at gmail dot com and I'll add them to the list as they come in.

    One that I can't seem to find is a view from space of the Ghost Ships, which seem to be blacked out in the satellite images of the location. Any help would be much appreciated.

    Bookmark this page now as it is updated daily with new destinatins!


    Now Featuring 382 Destinations!!


    New Links Added: (follow the link to view additions)
  • Sunday, April 24, 2005
  • Monday, April 25, 2005
  • Wednesday, May 11, 2005 (note that these are not incorporated below)


    Related Sites
  • As Good as Being There
  • Google Sightseeing
  • Google Maps Mania

    Popular Destinations
  • Bill Gates' house
  • White House- with "erased" rooftops
  • Las Vegas Strip
  • Statue of Liberty
  • Mount Saint Helens
  • Airplane Graveyard
  • Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch
  • World Trade Center site


    All Virtual Sightseeing Destinations
    (sorted by state, with international locations at the bottom)

    Alabama (2)
  • Talladega Superspeedway - more info (in Talladega Alabama)
  • USS Alabama Battleship - more info (in Mobile Alabama)

    Alaska (3)
  • Glacier Bay - favorite of cruise ships. more info (near Juneau Alaska)
  • Salmon Glacier - more info (near Hyder Alaska)
  • TRANSIENT: Seaplane (in Anchorage Alaska)

    Arizona (10)
  • Airplane Graveyard (in Tuscon Arizona)
  • America West Arena - home of Phoenix Suns more info (in Phoenix Arizona)
  • Bank One Ballpark - aka BOB. Home of Arizona Diamondbacks. more info (in Phoenix Arizona)
  • GM Proving Grounds - more info (Mesa, Arizona)
  • Grand Canyon (in Arizona)
  • Meteor Crater (in Flagstaff Arizona)
  • Oprah and TV logo (near Phoenix Arizona)
  • Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station - uses sewage water for cooling water more info (Wintersberg, Arizona)
  • Phoenix International Raceway - more info (in Avondale Arizona)
  • Titan Missile Museum - Only preserved Titan II silo. more info (near Tuscon Arizona)

    California (63)
  • Heavens Gate Cult Mansion (in Rancho Santa Fe California)
  • Alcatraz (near San Francisco California)
  • Angels Stadium - more info (in Anaheim California)
  • Apple Campus (in Cupertino California)
  • Barbra Streisand's Estate (in Malibu California)
  • California Speedway - more info (in Fontana California)
  • California State Capitol (in Sacramento California)
  • Candlestick (3Com) Park - during a 49ers game (near San Francisco California)
  • Coronado Bridge - more info (in San Diego California)
  • Del Mar (horse) racetrack - more info (in Del Mar California)
  • Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant (in Diablo Canyon California)
  • Disneyland (in Anaheim California)
  • Dodger Stadium - home of LA Dodgers. more info (in Los Angeles California)
  • Drydocked submarine? (in San Diego California)
  • Folsom Prison - more info (in Folsom California)
  • General Atomics' atom-shaped campus (in San Diego California)
  • Golden Gate Bridge (in San Francisco California)
  • Google Campus (in Mountain View California)
  • Hearst Castle - note Hearst airstrip (near San Luis Obispo California)
  • Hollywood sign (in Hollywood California)
  • Hotel del Coronado - more info (in Coronado California)
  • Infineon Raceway - formerly Sears Point. more info (near Sonoma California)
  • JPL at CalTech - more info (near Pasadena California)
  • James Dean accident site - more info (in Cholame California)
  • LAX Airport (in Los Angeles California)
  • La Brea Tar Pits - and Natural History Museum (in Los Angeles California)
  • Legoland (in Carlsbad California)
  • Madonna Inn - more info (near San Luis Obispo California)
  • Memorial Coliseum - built for the 1932 Olympics. more info (in Los Angeles California)
  • Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch (near Solvang California)
  • Mono Lake - more info (near Yosemite California)
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium - more info (near Monterey California)
  • Mothball Fleet (in Benicia California)
  • Nuclear Generating Station (San Ofre, California)
  • Pac Bell (SBC) Park - home of SF Giants. more info (in San Francisco California)
  • Pebble Beach Golf Course - more info (in Pebble Beach California)
  • Plant 42- Lockheed Skunkworks - B2 production facility, plus more. more info (near Palmdale California)
  • Queen Mary - more info (in Long Beach California)
  • Rod Stewart's mansion (in Beverly Hills California)
  • SAN Airport (in San Diego California)
  • SR-71 Blackbirds - on tarmac at Edwards AFB (in Lancaster California)
  • San Onofre Nuclear Plant - aka "Madonna" (in San Onofre California)
  • San Quentin Prison - more info (in San Quentin California)
  • San Ysidro Border Crossing - world's busiest border crossing (near San Diego California)
  • Sea World (in San Diego California)
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain (in Valencia California)
  • Stanford Linear Accelerator - more info (in Menlo Park California)
  • Staples Center - home of LA Lakers. more info (in Los Angeles California)
  • Staples Center - more info (in Los Angeles California)
  • TRANSIENT: Airliner - on approach to SAN, over Balboa Park (in San Diego California)
  • TRANSIENT: Airliner (757?) - on approach to LAX (in Los Angeles California)
  • TRANSIENT: Airliner (MD90?) - crossing over Upper Lake Castaic Dam (near Castaic California)
  • UC Santa Barbara (in Santa Barbara California)
  • UCLA (in Los Angeles California)
  • USAS Thunderbirds - on tarmac at Edwards AFB (in Lancaster California)
  • USS Hornet Carrier - at Alameda NAS (Matrix, Mythbusters). more info (in Oakland California)
  • USS John C. Stennis docked at NAS North Island (in San Diego California)
  • Universal Studios Theme Park (and studios) (in Universal City California)
  • University of Southern California (in Los Angeles California)
  • Vandernberg AFB - shuttle landing site. Note odd shift in tiling (in Lompoc California)
  • Walt Disney's former mansion (in Beverly Hills California)
  • Warner Brothers Studios (in Burbank California)
  • Windmill Cluster - more info (Mojave, California)
  • Yahoo Campus (in Sunnyvale California)

    Colorado (16)
  • Aspen Ski Resort (in Aspen Colorado)
  • Breckenridge Ski Resort (in Breckenridge Colorado)
  • Cheyenne Mountain (NORAD) (near Colorado Springs Colorado)
  • Colorado Capitol Building (in Denver Colorado)
  • Colorado State University (in Fort Collins Colorado)
  • Coors Brewery (in Golden Colorado)
  • Coors Field (in Denver Colorado)
  • Mt. Evans (near Denver Colorado)
  • Pikes Peak - tram is visible (near Colorado Springs Colorado)
  • Pikes Peak International Raceway - more info (in Fountain Colorado)
  • Red Rocks Ampitheatre (in Morrison Colorado)
  • Six Flags Elitch Gardens, Pepsi Center, Invesco Field (in Denver Colorado)
  • Steamboat Springs Ski Resort (in Steamboat Springs Colorado)
  • US Air Force Academy (near Colorado Springs Colorado)
  • Vail Ski Resort (in Vail Colorado)
  • Winter Park Ski Resort (in Winter Park Colorado)

    Connecticut (1)
  • Yale (in New Haven Connecticut)

    Delaware (2)
  • C5-A cargo planes - at Dover AFB more info (near Dover Delaware)
  • Dover International Speedway - more info (near Dover Delaware)


    District Of Columbia (1)
  • FBI headquarters - more info (in District Of Columbia)
  • Jefferson Memorial (in District Of Columbia)
  • Lincoln Memorial (in District Of Columbia)
  • US Congress (blurred) - House of Representatives offices at bottom (in District Of Columbia)
  • US Senate office buildings (in District Of Columbia)
  • US Supreme Court - the whiteish building. (in District Of Columbia)
  • Union Station - more info (in District Of Columbia)
  • Washington Monument (in District Of Columbia)
  • Washington National Cathedral - more info (in District Of Columbia)
  • White House- with "erased" rooftops (in District Of Columbia)

    Florida (17)
  • Daytona International Speedway - more info (in Daytona Florida)
  • Epcot Center - at Walt Disney World (in Orlando Florida)
  • Gated Community - more info (Boynton Beach, Florida)
  • Homestead-Miami Speedway - more info (in Homestead Florida)
  • Lake Eola (in Orlando Florida)
  • Magic Kingdom - at Walt Disney World (in Orlando Florida)
  • Miami International Airport (in Miami Florida)
  • Mickey Mouse Pond - Disney World Speedway at Walt Disney World (in Orlando Florida)
  • NASA Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral (in Florida)
  • Palm Bay landscaped signs - on I-95 (in Palm Bay Florida)
  • Polynesian Resort - at Walt Disney World (in Orlando Florida)
  • Sea World (in Orlando Florida)
  • South Land Mall (in Cutler Ridge Florida)
  • TRANSIENT: Airliner - on approach to TIA (near Tampa Florida)
  • TRANSIENT: Blimp (near Clearwater Beach Florida)
  • USS John F Kennedy aircraft carrier - at NS Mayport. more info (in Mayport Florida)
  • Universal Studios - and Islands of Adventure (in Orlando Florida)

    Georgia (11)
  • Arabia Mountain - same granite as Stone Mountain more info (near Atlanta Georgia)
  • Atlanta Motor Speedway - more info (in Hampton Georgia)
  • Augusta National Golf Course (in Augusta Georgia)
  • Edwin I Hatch Nuclear Plant - more info (near Baxley Georgia)
  • Gold-domed Georgia Capitol Building (in Atlanta Georgia)
  • Kings Bay Submarine Base - more info (in Kingland Georgia)
  • Rock Quarry (in Atlanta Georgia)
  • Spaghetti Junction - intersection of I-85 and I-285 (in Atlanta Georgia)
  • Stone Mountain - more info (near Atlanta Georgia)
  • TRANSIENT: Airliner - just taking off. Follow to the right to see it gaining in altitude (in Atlanta Georgia)
  • Turner Field - home of the Braves and the 1996 Olympics (in Atlanta Georgia)

    Hawaii (1)
  • Steaming Volcano (in Hawaii)

    Idaho (2)
  • Mountain Home AFB (Mountain Home, Idaho)
  • Nuclear Generating Station - world’s first nuclear power plant (Arco, Idaho)

    Illinois (10)
  • Chicagoland Speedway - more info (near Chicago Illinois)
  • Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory more info (near Chicago Illinois)
  • Gateway International Speedway - more info (in Madison Illinois)
  • Michael Jordan's house (in Highland Park Illinois)
  • Nuclear Generating Station - USA’s first full-scale, privately financed nuclear power plant (Dresden, Illinois)
  • Overlapping Seasons (Illinois)
  • Sears Tower - between Adams and Jackson, west of Franklin (in Chicago Illinois)
  • Six Flags Great America (in Gurnee Illinois)
  • U-505 U-Boat - between buildings, facing north-south. more info (in Chicago Illinois)
  • Wrigley Field - more info (Chicago, Illinois)

    Indiana (2)
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway - more info (in Indianapolis Indiana)
  • Indianapolis Raceway Park - more info (in Indianapolis Indiana)

    Iowa (1)
  • Iowa State Capitol (in Des Moines Iowa)

    Kansas (5)
  • Boeing Manufacturing Plant (in Wichita Kansas)
  • Irrigation Circles - more info (near Oakley Kansas)
  • Kansas Speedway - more info (near Kansas City Kansas)
  • Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary - more info (in Leavenworth Kansas)
  • McConnell AFB (in Wichita Kansas)

    Kentucky (5)
  • CVG Airport (in Covington Kentucky)
  • Churchill Downs - home of Kentucky Derby. more info (in Louisville Kentucky)
  • Fort Knox - (Gold) Bullion Depository. more info (in Fort Knox Kentucky)
  • Kentucky Speedway - more info (near Sparta Kentucky)
  • TRANSIENT: Airliner - about to land at CVG (in Covington Kentucky)

    Louisiana (4)
  • Atchafalaya Basin - largest swamp wilderness in the US. more info ( in Louisiana)
  • B52 Bombers - 40 of them! Barksdale AFB. (near Shreveport Louisiana)
  • Lake Pontchartrain Causeway - longest bridge in the world, more info (near New Orleans Louisiana)
  • The French Quarter (in New Orleans Louisiana)

    Maryland (3)
  • Camp David - more info (near Frederick Maryland)
  • Inner Harbor (in Baltimore Maryland)
  • NSA complex (in Fort Meade Maryland)

    Massachusetts (19)
  • BOS Airport - aka Logan Airport. more info (near Boston Massachusetts)
  • Boston Common - and Public Gardens (in Boston Massachusetts)
  • Boston's Financial District - more info (in Boston Massachusetts)
  • Charlestown Navy Yard - USS Cassin Young in dock (in Boston Massachusetts)
  • City Hall (in Boston Massachusetts)
  • Crop Formation - peace sign? Accidental? (near Northfield Massachusetts)
  • Faneuil Hall - more info (in Boston Massachusetts)
  • Fenway Park (in Boston Massachusetts)
  • Fleet Center (in Boston Massachusetts)
  • Foxboro and Gillette Stadiums - Gillette Stadium under construction (in Foxboro Massachusetts)
  • Gloucester Harbor - America's oldest Seaport, home of Perfect Storm book/movie. (in Gloucester Massachusetts)
  • Harvard Campus (in Cambridge Massachusetts)
  • Henry Zakum Bunker Hill Bridge - part of Big Dig (in Boston Massachusetts)
  • Kennedy Compound (in Hyannis Port Massachusetts)
  • MIT Campus (in Cambridge Massachusetts)
  • Quincy Market - more info (in Boston Massachusetts)
  • TRANSIENT: Airliner - over Boston Harbor (in Boston Massachusetts)
  • Ted Kennedy's home - Formerly JFK's summer home. (near Hyannis Port Massachusetts)
  • USS Massachusetts - more info (in Boston Massachusetts)

    Michigan (7)
  • Ambassador Bridge (in Detroit Michigan)
  • Comerica Park - more info (in Detroit Michigan)
  • Ford Field - home of Detroit Lions. more info (in Detroit Michigan)
  • Mackinac Bridge - more info (near St. Ignace Michigan)
  • Michigan International Speedway - more info (in Brooklyn Michigan)
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - more info (near Traverse City Michigan)
  • Tiger Stadium - more info (in Detroit Michigan)

    Minnesota (3)
  • Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome - more info (in Minneapolis Minnesota)
  • Mall of America - hi Miss Alli! (in Minneapolis Minnesota)
  • Minnesota State Capitol (in St. Paul Minnesota)

    Missouri (5)
  • Busch Brewery (in St. Louis Missouri)
  • Busch Stadium (in St Louis Missouri)
  • Kauffman and Arrowhead Stadiums (in Independence Missouri)
  • St. Louis Arch (in St. Louis Missouri)
  • Worlds/Oceans of Fun (near Randolph Missouri)

    Montana (1)
  • Minuteman III missile silo - at Malmstrom AFB more info (near Great Falls Montana)

    Nevada (15)
  • Aircraft at NAS FallonA-10, F14, F-16, F-117, more. (in Fallon Nevada)
  • Area 51 (in Rachel Nevada)
  • Bellagio Fountains (in Las Vegas Nevada)
  • Burning Man (in Gerlach Nevada)
  • Fremont (covered) Street (in Las Vegas Nevada)
  • Hard Rock Hotel (in Las Vegas Nevada)
  • Hoover Dam (near Boulder City Nevada)
  • LAS airport (in Las Vegas Nevada)
  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway - more info (in Las Vegas Nevada)
  • Las Vegas Strip (in Las Vegas Nevada)
  • Luxor Pyramid - more info (in Las Vegas Nevada)
  • Nevada Test Site - home of 928 atomic detonations. more info (in Yucca Flat Nevada)
  • Red Rock Canyon (in Las Vegas Nevada)
  • Stratosphere Tower - more info (in Las Vegas Nevada)
  • UNLV (in Las Vegas Nevada)

    New Hampshire (1)
  • New Hampshire International Speedway - aka Loudon. more info (in Loudon New Hampshire)

    New Jersey (3)
  • EWR Airport - more info (in Newark New Jersey)
  • Pitchfork Pier - ammunition loading pier (in Highlands New Jersey)
  • USS New Jersey - more info (in Camden New Jersey)

    New Mexico (3)
  • Holloman AFB - near first a-bomb test. more info (in Alamogordo New Mexico)
  • Pueblo Bonito / Chaco Canyonmore info (near Albuquerque New Mexico)
  • Trinity Site - first a-bomb test. more info (near Socorro New Mexico)

    New York (12)
  • Columbia University (in New York City New York)
  • Empire State Building (in New York City New York)
  • Erie Canal Locks - more info (in Lockport New York)
  • Erie Canal water mixing - mixing into Oneida Lake. more info (in Oneida Lake New York)
  • JFK Airport - more info (near New York City New York)
  • John Lennon murder site - The Dakota- 72nd and Central Park West. more info (in New York City New York)
  • LGA Airport - more info (near New York City New York)
  • Niagara Falls (in Niagara Falls New York)
  • Rikers Island - more info (in New York City New York)
  • Statue of Liberty (in New York City New York)
  • Watkins Glen - more info (in Watkins Glen New York)
  • World Trade Center site (in New York City New York)

    North Carolina (10)
  • Bald Head Island / Cape Fear - more info (in North Carolina)
  • Biltmore Estate - more info (in Asheville North Carolina)
  • Cape Hatteras - more info (near Greenville North Carolina)
  • Cape Lookout (near Jacksonville North Carolina)
  • Duke University (in Durham North Carolina)
  • Fort Bragg- Delta Force, 82nd Airborne - more info (in Fort Bragg North Carolina)
  • Lowes Motor Speedway - formerly Charlotte. more info (in Concord North Carolina)
  • Pinehurst - home of US Open 2005 (in Pinehurst North Carolina)
  • UNC (in Chapel Hill North Carolina)
  • US Army Delta Force Compound (near Fayetteville North Carolina)

    North Dakota (1)
  • B52 bombers - Minot AFB (in Minot North Dakota)

    Ohio (20)
  • Cedar Point - roller coaster park (Cedar Point, Ohio)
  • Davis-Besse Nuclear Generating Station - more info (Oak Harbor, Ohio)
  • Derby Downs - home of the All American Soap Box Derby (in Akron Ohio)
  • Firestone Country Club (near Akron Ohio)
  • Firestone Headquarters (in Akron Ohio)
  • Goodyear Airdock - plus the Fuji Film or Metlife blimp. more info (in Akron Ohio)
  • Goodyear Headquarters (in Akron Ohio)
  • Jeffery Dahmers' house - more info (in Akron Ohio)
  • LCK airport - more info (in Columbus Ohio)
  • Mansfield Motorsports Speedway - more info (in Mansfield Ohio)
  • Nuclear Generating Station (Perry, Ohio)
  • Ohio State University (in Columbus Ohio)
  • Rex's Erection - more info (in Akron Ohio)
  • Santa Maria replica - more info (in Columbus Ohio)
  • Site of Kent State Shootings - more info (in Kent Ohio)
  • TRANSIENT: Airliner - shortly after takeoff from LCK (in Columbus Ohio)
  • TRANSIENT: debris trapped behind dam, coal barge in locks (in Yorkville Ohio)
  • USAF National Museum - in Wright-Pratt AFB (near Fairborn Ohio)
  • Wingfoot Lake Blimp Facility (in Akron Ohio)
  • Wright Brothers Hanger - in Wright-Pratt AFB (near Fairborn Ohio)

    Oklahoma (1)
  • Oklahoma City bombing site - more info (in Oklahoma City Oklahoma)

    Oregon (9)
  • Crater Lake - more info (Medford, Oregon)
  • Crown Point Vista House - more info (near Portland Oregon)
  • Memorial Coliseum - former home of Portland Trailblazers. more info (in Portland Oregon)
  • OSU Football Stadium (in Corvallis Oregon)
  • PDX Airport - on the Columbia River (in Portland Oregon)
  • Rose Garden Arena - home of Portland Trailblazers. more info (in Portland Oregon)
  • TRANSIENT: Airliner - shortly after takeoff from PDX (near Portland Oregon)
  • Tillamook Cheese Factory (in Tillamook Oregon)
  • Willamette Falls - on Willamette River (in Oregon City Oregon)

    Pennsylvania (10)
  • Braddock Dam - casted concrete dam, floated into place. more info (near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania)
  • Delaware Water Gap - more info (near Stroudsburg Pennsylvania)
  • Hersheypark, Hershey Plant - more info (in Hershey Pennsylvania)
  • Kennywood Park - roller coaster park more info (near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania)
  • Nazareth Speedway - more info (in Nazareth Pennsylvania)
  • Pocono Raceway - superspeedway. more info (in Long Pond Pennsylvania)
  • Sandcastle Water Park - during a flood. (near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania)
  • Three Mile Island - more info (near Harrisburg Pennsylvania)
  • Three Rivers - Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers (in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania)
  • USS America? - ready for scrapping. (in Philadelpha Pennsylvania)

    Rhode Island (1)
  • USS Forrestal and USS Saratoga - aircraft carriers at the Naval Academy. (in Newport Rhode Island)

    South Carolina (7)
  • Charleston Harbor (in Charleston South Carolina)
  • Darlington Raceway - more info (in Darlington South Carolina)
  • Fort Sumter - more info (near Charleston South Carolina)
  • Harbour Town Country Club - MCI Heritage event, played 4/17/05 (in Hilton Head South Carolina)
  • Historic Horseshoe - University of South Carolina (in Columbia South Carolina)
  • South Carolina State House (in Columbia South Carolina)
  • USS Yorktown - and submarine (near Charleston South Carolina)

    South Dakota (1)
  • Mount Rushmore (near Keystone South Dakota)

    Tennessee (7)
  • Bristol Motor Speedway - more info (in Bristol Tennessee)
  • Elvis Presley's Graceland (in Memphis Tennessee)
  • Memphis Motorsports Park - more info (in Memphis Tennessee)
  • Memphis Pyramid Arena - more info (Memphis, Tennessee)
  • Nashville Superspeedway - more info (in Lebanon Tennessee)
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory - more info (near Oak Ridge Tennessee)
  • Opryland Hotel (in Nashville Tennessee)

    Texas (30)
  • Ameriquest Field - home of Texas Rangers. more info (in Arlington Texas)
  • Apollo 18 stages - more info (near Houston Texas)
  • Astrodome - aka Reliant Park more info (in Houston Texas)
  • B1 Bombers - Dyess AFB (in Abilene Texas)
  • Bell Helicopter Textron Plant - more info (in Amarillo Texas)
  • Branch Davidian Compound - more info (near Waco Texas)
  • Cadillac Ranch - more info (in Amarillo Texas)
  • Caprock Canyons - more info (near Amarillo Texas)
  • Cirque du Soleil - Houston - more info (in Houston Texas)
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (near Dallas Texas)
  • Dealey Plaza / Grassy Knoll - Where JFK was assasinated. more info (in Dallas Texas)
  • Forbidden Gardens - 1/3 scale replica of China's Terracotta Army. more info (in Katy Texas)
  • George W Bush's Prairie Chapel Ranch - more info (in Crawford Texas)
  • Juarez-El Paso border crossing - big lineup of cars (in El Paso Texas)
  • Michael Dell's house (in Austin Texas)
  • Mothball Fleet (near Beaumont Texas)
  • Palo Duro Canyon - more info (in Texas)
  • Six Flags Astroworld (in Houston Texas)
  • Six Flags Fiesta Texas (in San Antonio Texas)
  • Six Flags Over Texas (in Dallas Texas)
  • TRANSIENT: Aircraft - shortly after takeoff (scroll north, same plan appears several times) (in Dallas Texas)
  • Texas A&M University (in College Station Texas)
  • Texas Capitol Building (in Austin Texas)
  • Texas Motor Speedway - more info (near Ft. Worth Texas)
  • Texas Stadium - home of Dallas Cowboys. more info (near Dallas Texas)
  • Texas Tech University (in Lubbock Texas)
  • The Alamo (in San Antonio Texas)
  • USS Texas Dreadnaught - more info (in La Porte Texas)
  • University of Texas (in Austin Texas)

    Utah (4)
  • Bingham Canyon Mine - more info (Copperton, Utah)
  • Bonneville Salt Flats - more info (in Utah)
  • Intersection of Colorado and Green Rivers (near Moab Utah)
  • Overlapping Seasons (Utah)

    Vermont (1)
  • Presidential Range - including Mt. Washington. more info (near Bethlehem Vermont)

    Virginia (17)
  • (Ronald Reagan Washington) National Airport (in Arlington Virginia)
  • AOL Campus (in Ashburn Virginia)
  • Aircraft Carriers at Norfolk Naval Base (in Norfolk Virginia)
  • Aircraft- F22s? - at Langley AFB. more info (in Hampton Virginia)
  • Arlington Cemetary (in Arlington Virginia)
  • CIA Headquarters (in Virginia)
  • Dulles Airport (in Dulles Virginia)
  • MCI Campus - more info (in Ashburn Virginia)
  • Martinsville Speedway - more info (in Martinsville Virginia)
  • Mothball Fleet (in Fort Eustis Virginia)
  • Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier - At Norfolk. Can someone identify this? more info (in Norfolk Virginia)
  • Nimitz-class carriers - can anyone ID these? (in Newport News Virginia)
  • Richmond International Raceway - more info (in Richmond Virginia)
  • Submarines in drydock - at Norfolk. Can someone identify these? more info (in Norfolk Virginia)
  • TRANSIENT: Private Plane making emergency landing - on I-95 (near Dumfries Virginia)
  • The Pentagon (in Arlington Virginia)
  • USS Wisconsin - more info (in Norfolk Virginia)

    Washington (10)
  • Bill Gates' house (in Seattle Washington)
  • Irrigation Pacman - more info (near Moses Lake Washington)
  • Largest Building in the World - Boeing's 747 production facility. more info (in Everett Washington)
  • Longest beach in the world - longest driveable beach, too (in Long Beach Washington)
  • Microsoft Campus (in Redmond Washington)
  • Mount Saint Helens (in Washington)
  • Qwest Field - home of Seattle Seahawks. more info (in Seattle Washington)
  • SEA Airport - more info (in Seattle Washington)
  • Safeco Field - home of Seattle Mariners. more info (in Seattle Washington)
  • Space Needle (and EMP) (in Seattle Washington)

    Wisconsin (5)
  • Camp Randall Stadium - more info (in Madison Wisconsin)
  • Lambeau Field - home of Green Bay Packers. more info (in Green Bay Wisconsin)
  • Milwaukee Mile Speedway - more info (in West Allis Wisconsin)
  • UW-Madison - University of Wisconsin. more info (in Madison Wisconsin)
  • Wisconsin State Capitol - note the placement (in Madison Wisconsin)

    Wyoming (2)
  • Devils Tower - in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (in Wyoming)
  • Yellowstone's Old Faithful (in Wyoming Wyoming)


    Bermuda (1)
  • Bermuda (in Bermuda)

    Brazil (1)
  • Deforestation in Brazil (in Rondonia Brazil)


    Canada (22)
    Alberta (4)
  • Calgary Tower - more info (Calgary, Alberta)
  • Lake Louise - more info (Alberta)
  • Saddle Dome (Calgary, Alberta)
  • Tar Sands - more info, more info (Fort McMurray, Alberta)

    British Columbia (2)
  • Lion's Gate Bridge - more info (Vancouver, British Columbia)
  • Whistler-Blackcomb - more info (Whistler, British Columbia)

    North West Territories (1)
  • Forest Fire (Northwest Territories)

    Nova Scotia (1)
  • Halifax Citadel (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

    Ontario (3)
  • Bruce Nuclear Generating Station - one of the largest in the world (7,276MW gross) more info (Tiverton, Ontario)
  • CN Tower and Skydome - more info (Toronto, Ontario)
  • Canadian Parliament Buildings (Ottawa, Ontario)
  • Pickering Nuclear Generating Station - one of the largest in the world (4,336MW gross) more info (Pickering, Ontario)

    Quebec (8)
  • Circiut Gilles Villeneuve - F1 racetrack. more info (Motreal, Quebec)
  • Cirque du Soleil - more info (Montreal, Quebec)
  • Citadel of Quebec - more info (Quebec City, Quebec)
  • Manicouagan Impact Crater - more info (Quebec)
  • Montmorency Falls - more info (Quebec, Canada)
  • Olympic Stadium - more info (Montreal, Quebec)
  • Olympic Tower - more info (Montreal, Quebec)
  • Plains of Abraham - more info (Quebec City, Quebec)


    Cuba (2)
  • Guantanamo Bay - more info (in Guantanamo Cuba )
  • Havana, Cuba (in Havana Cuba)

    Guatemala (2)
  • Burning sugar cane field (in Esquintla Guatemala)
  • Four active volcanoes - L-R, Fuego, Acatenango, Agua, Pacaya (near Guatemala City Guatemala)

    Mexico (1)
  • Mexico City (in Mexico City Mexico)

    Venezuela (1)
  • Salt evaporation ponds? (in Venezuela)


    Credits (amongst MANY others):
  • perljam.net
  • Google Sightseeing
  • Google Maps Mania

    Thanks to the following blogs for linking to this post and sending me traffic:
  • Les Jones
  • Anal Philosopher
  • Tokerud


  • From Space...

    Here are a few interesting things that you can see from space, courtesy of Google Maps. A bigger list will follow shortly.

    Dave

    Luecke (more info)


    Tuesday, April 05, 2005

    Google Maps

    CHECK THIS SHIT OUT!

    Google's foray into maps puts MapQuest and others to shame!

    Those of you who are paranoid of Big Brother take note, if images of this quality are freely avaiable on the internet to everyone, one can safely assume that this is the worst quality available and that they ARE watching YOU, especially when taking into account that the CIA helped fund the satellite mapping technology. (Yahoo!)

    Edit: For those of you who are interested in satellite imaging, check out the NASA World Winds project. (04/05/05 - 11:07 A.M.)