Google Earth - Cool places to visit - Page 2

**USN_Squid** · 07-27-2005, 06:00 PM

I think that's the Airplane Graveyard made famous by movies like Real Genius and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. The military mothballs many planes and just dumps others there.

**CingularDuality** · 07-31-2005, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Apophis

32 08 53.36N 110 49 54.48W - MASSIVE Airfield

That is Davis Monthan AFB and I think it's the largest graveyard in the world. They keep equipment in all different stages of "mothball" status. Some are ready to be reactivated in a matter of days. Some would need months. Some are only fit to be parts... I used to live right next to the base, and I remember getting caught by the SP a couple of times when we'd sneak under or over the fence and played in the planes...

Here's the house I grew up in: 32°10'16.54"N 110°49'28.60"W

How the heck do you copy coordinates from Google Earth? I had to type it out by hand...

**CingularDuality** · 07-31-2005, 05:23 AM

Well, I've been wandering all over the country, reliving my past... Much fun!

I've got an interesting coordinate for you guys:

THE grassy knoll: 32°46'45.40"N 96°48'31.48"W

Kojio · 07-31-2005, 06:02 AM

There are some very wierd things on the coast of Africa.

Here is one of them..

21°12'11.32"N 11° 3'18.98"W

ImJustMito · 08-01-2005, 12:03 AM

Is there a way to make it so we can attach files to the posts?

If so, it'd be so much easier to share these... either that, or you guys tell me how you're copying those coordinates so easily out of google earth..

anyways, I thought this was a pretty cool find, it's a slight image displacement that I found while simply looking accross the US/Canada border. Why was I doing such a thing? Cause I was bored out of my mind... heh....

49° 0'8.11"N 122°39'55.09"W

Kojio · 08-01-2005, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ImJustMito

Is there a way to make it so we can attach files to the posts?

If so, it'd be so much easier to share these... either that, or you guys tell me how you're copying those coordinates so easily out of google earth..

anyways, I thought this was a pretty cool find, it's a slight image displacement that I found while simply looking accross the US/Canada border. Why was I doing such a thing? Cause I was bored out of my mind... heh....

49° 0'8.11"N 122°39'55.09"W

Create a placemark, click on it and edit it, it will give you the exact coordinates to copy paste. You have to remove the degrees symbols for the search function to accept it.

ImJustMito · 08-01-2005, 12:25 AM

Stupid placement for buildings etc in my opinion... right in the middle of what aparently is a volcano?

21 15 42.68"N 157 48 21.06"W

I was looking for the Arizona Memorial, but it looks like it's a terrible picture of it... hopefully they will increase the quality, but the US military is probably restricting pictures from being taken of the area after Pearl Harbor...

21 21 53.58"N 157 57 0.17"W

**CingularDuality** · 08-03-2005, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Kojio

Create a placemark, click on it and edit it, it will give you the exact coordinates to copy paste. You have to remove the degrees symbols for the search function to accept it.

That's absolutely stupid that they didn't include something simple that can be copied and pasted so that you can share with other Earth Googlers... Those bookmarks are cool, but too clunky...

wussypoo · 08-11-2005, 05:39 PM

Don't know if you know already, but this is a neat feature of Google Earth...

If you go into layers and check the first box, "Keyhole community BBS", it places informational icons on the map that have been created by people on the web. So, for example, if you go to the Groom Lake coordinates posted upthread, you will see an "i" icon labeled "Area 51 updated and in color", click it then click the "more" link to a post that has a clearer shot of the area.

I think it's a cool idea for people to add places, but I found an airstrip that was mislabeled as area 51 and it hasn't been deleted.

Zogato · 08-11-2005, 09:05 PM

Errrr, how do i see pictures of theese coordinates?

Otto Malven · 08-17-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Apophis

28 31 30.64N 80 40 49.98W - Space Shuttle

32 08 53.36N 110 49 54.48W - MASSIVE Airfield

That's Allied Airfield in Tucson, AZ:

http://www.airfields-freeman.com/AZ/...Tuscon_SE.html

Otto Malven · 08-17-2005, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Apophis

37 37 19.27N 116 51 04.90W - Something strange in the desert.

37 51 26.60N 116 49 13.77W - Another strange symbol in the desert.

38 44 39.89N 104 50 47.63W - NORAD

Those strange symbols in the dessert are part of the Tonopah Test Range (http://www.dreamlandresort.com/info/tonopah.htm) probably targets for bombing training. Notice that using the measure tool in Google Earth that the triangular symbol is about 3/4 of a mile per side! The first F117 Stealth Figher squadron was based at Tonopah in 1984.

**Apophis** · 08-17-2005, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Otto Malven

Those strange symbols in the dessert are part of the Tonopah Test Range (http://www.dreamlandresort.com/info/tonopah.htm) probably targets for bombing training. Notice that using the measure tool in Google Earth that the triangular symbol is about 3/4 of a mile per side! The first F117 Stealth Figher squadron was based at Tonopah in 1984.

Thank you for the info Otto! I figured a couple of them were definitely bombing targets, but the one with the circle surrounding the sun-like design with the little squares around it seemed very strange to see.

Otto Malven · 08-17-2005, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Apophis

Thank you for the info Otto! I figured a couple of them were definitely bombing targets, but the one with the circle surrounding the sun-like design with the little squares around it seemed very strange to see.

More sites of interest:
Royal Observatory at Greenwich: 51 28 36.11N 0 0 0.00E (notice all of the zeros?)

Cutty Sark clipper ship, Greenwich 51 28 58.04N 0 00 35.00W
(www.cuttysark.org.uk)
(see also www.cutty-sark.co.uk for more information about the whisky)

Globe Theater, London 51 30 29.25N 0 05 48.61W
(www.shakespeares-globe.org)

Chunnel Entrance (England side) 51 05 48.98N 1 09 19.86E
(French side was low res, can't find it)

Shipwreck (scuba dive site) in Australia: 27 22 40.01S 153 27 53.38E
Another in New Zealand: 36 28 26.06S 174 47 49.11E
(These are courtousy of www.diveoz.com.au)

Also Australia, but not sure what it is: 27 58 04.12S 153 25 01.09E

Otto Malven · 08-19-2005, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kojio

There are some very wierd things on the coast of Africa.

Here is one of them..

21°12'11.32"N 11° 3'18.98"W

I think that's some kind of mining pit. They dig down in spirals in order to leave a ramp back out. What other strange things have you found in Africa?

How about this:
Marshall Space Flight Center – or rather, the public rocket museum part, Huntsville, AL
34 42 40.19N 86 39 13.38W
(note the Saturn V on its side, and the Shuttle Pathfinder (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/...athfinder.html)