Other Everything else not covered in the main topics goes here. Please avoid brand and flame wars. Don't try and up your post count. It won't work in here.

Things to look at in Google Earth

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 02-03-2006, 11:06 AM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
Xonid's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 120
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Things to look at in Google Earth

I didn't want to hijack the inducing thread, so I thought I'd start a new one.

Wanted to point Hoss to a location in Arizona 32°09'22"N, 110°50'42"W. The Airplane grave yard.. Awesome sight from above.

Let me know what other interesting location are out there....
Old 02-03-2006, 11:31 AM
  #2  
Administrator
 
phox_mulder's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Sandy, Utah
Posts: 6,522
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
First thing I did was head on over to New York and take a look at ground zero.

Very easy to find, only piece of the island without phreakishly tall buildings on it.

Turn on 3D buildings, and New York is way cool (tallest building I've ever seen is 30 floors).
Washington DC is also cool with the 3D buildings.

There is a "google earth community" tab, if you activate it, brings up a lot of interesting things to see,
and a lot of duplicate entries with slightly messed up coordinates.

There's a jetliner in middle Idaho that looks like it's crashing, can't remember the coordinates,
but it has a google community "!" marking it.


phox
Old 02-03-2006, 11:58 AM
  #3  
Registered User
 
MikeyB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Tomball, Texas
Posts: 7,543
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Originally Posted by phox_mulder

There's a jetliner in middle Idaho that looks like it's crashing, can't remember the coordinates,
but it has a google community "!" marking it.


phox
There's also one like that near SFO/San Jose.

MikeyB
Old 02-03-2006, 12:41 PM
  #4  
Registered User
 
HappyGA's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Waycross, GA
Posts: 914
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Maybe try and find area 51???
Old 02-03-2006, 01:01 PM
  #5  
'People of Wal-Mart' 2010 finalist
 
Fronty Owner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Oklahoma/Texas
Posts: 456
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by HappyGA
Maybe try and find area 51???
Search groom lake, nice detailed pics at a 1200 ft eye level. You dont see anything tho.
Old 02-03-2006, 01:05 PM
  #6  
Thats MR Hoss to you buddy!
 
Hoss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 2,759
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Originally Posted by Xonid
I didn't want to hijack the inducing thread, so I thought I'd start a new one.

Wanted to point Hoss to a location in Arizona 32°09'22"N, 110°50'42"W. The Airplane grave yard.. Awesome sight from above.

Let me know what other interesting location are out there....
Now that is VERY cool.

So, are those retired planes or are they there for some other purpose?
Old 02-03-2006, 01:20 PM
  #7  
Registered User
 
Copenhagenjunkie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Saint Ignatius, MT
Posts: 1,246
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
How do you focus? when I go in close it's not clear at all. I want to see if my horses are ok at the ranch in Nebraska.
Old 02-03-2006, 01:21 PM
  #8  
Registered User
 
Dave88LX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Pasadena, MD
Posts: 851
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Check out Cambridge, MA. That city is in 6" resolution, highly detailed.
Old 02-03-2006, 02:02 PM
  #9  
Thats MR Hoss to you buddy!
 
Hoss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 2,759
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Originally Posted by Copenhagenjunkie
How do you focus? when I go in close it's not clear at all. I want to see if my horses are ok at the ranch in Nebraska.
You have to turn the little focus **** on the lense of the camera.
Old 02-03-2006, 02:04 PM
  #10  
Thats MR Hoss to you buddy!
 
Hoss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 2,759
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Originally Posted by Dave88LX
Check out Cambridge, MA. That city is in 6" resolution, highly detailed.
Boy...you're not kidding. I wish it was like that everywhere.
Old 02-03-2006, 02:15 PM
  #11  
Registered User
 
megajoltman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: The Wet Coast of British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 327
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
try Area 51 with the Google earth community check marked under layers section
Old 02-03-2006, 02:46 PM
  #12  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
Xonid's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 120
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Hoss

So, are those retired planes or are they there for some other purpose?

I think mostly retired waiting to be scrapped... That's a lot of metal..

Just went to find Area 51.. With Community switch on you can see all the Nukes that were tested... All I can say is .. WOW..
Old 02-03-2006, 03:40 PM
  #13  
Registered User
 
Badfish740's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: North Jersey
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Anywhere in the New Jersey Pinelands... Kind of dispells the "nothing but malls, oil refineries, and airports" myth.
Old 02-03-2006, 03:41 PM
  #14  
Thats MR Hoss to you buddy!
 
Hoss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 2,759
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Were they tested underground? Those don't appear to be craters.
Old 02-03-2006, 05:16 PM
  #15  
Registered User
 
Mr. Jimmy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Haynesville Ga
Posts: 394
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
You are looking at AMARC when viewing the aircraft graveyard. Parts are still pulled from those A/C from joint services when needed. The location was selected for storage due to the low humidity levels.


Quick Reply: Things to look at in Google Earth



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:02 AM.