Kevin posted recently about Google Maps. There were services out there before that provided satellite views, but Google’s interface makes it super-easy. In screwing around with the site, I found a couple of really cool pictures. My favorite is the picture of Hoover Dam. So here are some sites of interest.
- The Hoover Dam (Zoom in all the way)
- The Statue of Liberty
- The Arch in St. Louis (You can also see both the Rams and the Cardinals Stadiums)
- Alcatraz
- Niagara Falls
- The Washington Monument
- Orioles Park at Camden Yards
- RFK Stadium (Go Nationals!)
What other places of interest have people found?
Yeah, I noticed that, too. Oddly enough, the White House is not obscured. I think Google may have an agenda. . .
I was looking around at buildings in Washington DC. You’ll notice that the capitol building is obscured if you zoom all the way in.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Washington+DC&ll=38.889713,-77.035114&spn=0.007585,0.007682&t=k&hl=en
blurry thing lives there?
WAY COOL!! That is an awesome site. I could spend WAY too much time playing there! 🙂 I found the house I grew up in !! 😀
i found my school, my home, my old school… that’s too cool.
Check this out, Pat:
http://www.shreddies.org/gmaps/
Google Sightseeing!